Re: [MI400] CIPHER

["srichter " <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very informative Beth, Thank You.

So basically CIPHER works by receiving a ptr to bytes, the lgth of the bytes, 
the key, the type of encryption and the direction.  And it returns an 
encrypted/decrypted version of the bytes?
Same key in either direction.

Too bad about the PKA restrictions. Are there any other algorithms in the works 
to compete with RSA?

>4758 crypto card with a set of APIs available in the OS/400.  3) RSA is
>implemented within JCE.

Does the crypto card do any processing, or does it just make sure you are not 
running the PKA api's without paying for them?

So to implement PKA, you have to pay RSA thru IBM on the iseries, then what on 
the other end? say a windows pc? Does windows have it built it or its there a 
similar arangement with RSA to use PKA on the pc?

If the public key code is free, does the iseries come with no charge public key 
encrypt/decrypt support?

and last ?, What is JCE?

It is PKA that I am most interested in Beth, so I dont need any CIPHER code 
samples.

Many thanks,

Steve Richter