Re: Triple-DES algorithm on AS/400

The problem with that is California's law... you have to encryt the
data in the database. So the communication might be secure, but the
data isn't if someone managed to hack into the 400.

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:29:21 -0600 , Emilio Padilla - Sistemática Intl.
<epadilla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> IMHO, why would you want to load encryption/decryption to the as/400?
> Wouldn't be easier to buy a cheap firewall (us$ 600) and connect one of your
> Ethernet card to it? Let the firewall do the encryption/decryption that's
> what the built for.
> 
> EAPT
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Carpenter [mailto:CarpCon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:43 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: Triple-DES algorithm on AS/400
> 
> Gene published a MI version of  Twofish some years ago.  Actually it was a
> REXX procedure that generated the MI source and then created the program.
> 
> One of the problems with MI's CIPHER is you need to check that the specific
> encryption/hash function you want has been installed on your system.
> 
> I haven't had any experience with this, but it's multi-platform (including
> OS/400).
> http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/
> 
> Keith
> 
> Don (in DC) wrote
> 
> > Now, we DO have this stuff in MI if this guy wants to play in MI (DES, but
> > I don't think 2-fish)...and I'm sure that Bob will want them to call the
> > MI intrinsics from RPG as he usually does...:)
> 
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