Re: Securing tape backup drive

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Depends on the version of OS/400 - I think I was looking at the V5R3 
manual. I see the TDES function in V5R4. I forgot to say this - have 
to, with all the changes in SQL on the iSeries - new stuff all the time.

Vern

At 07:39 AM 3/20/2007, you wrote:

> triple des is supported along with RC2.  Two different BIFs.
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> I just looked at it - the encryption is RC2 - so you'd need to write
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> At 10:39 AM 3/19/2007, you wrote:
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> >What is the encryption that SQL uses when you have it encrypt a column?
> >I've only heard about this and am thinking of investigating it as
> >another step to protect the specific column of the file that already has
> >heavy object security on it.
> >
> >Roger
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> >On 3/19/2007 9:55 AM, Jones, John (US) wrote:
> > > Yep, our 3582 has a lock.  Beyond that pretty much every equipment
> rack
> > > can be configured with locking front & rear panels.  Neither the tape
> > > library nor the rack locks are particularly robust but they will at
> > > least slow down anyone intent on accessing the media/equipment.
> > >
> > > BTW, IANAL but if you were using a 'modern' encryption method like
> > > AES256 I'm pretty sure the breach notification can be avoided.  IBM is
> > > severely behind the times on tape (and disk for that matter)
> encryption
> > > support for the iSeries.
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