RE: Data Encryption + interactive upgrade

Thanks for the heads up Patrick.  We are looking at your set of API's
compared to IBM's data encryption.  I wish there was a way to change keys in
our data base to other than the encrypted fields.  For the most part, we do
not care what the value is, just how many records we have with the same
value.  We are analyzing all of the programs and queries run over the file
to see how everything is used.  No small project.

Patrick I have one question, does your set of API's take advantage of the
cryptographic co-processor in any flavor?  We are looking at possibly
putting one in each of our boxes to increase performance.

Chris Bipes

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Townsend
Hi Chris,

You actually have Triple DES APIs in your Alliance FTP Manager library that
you can use for encrypting fields in a database file. The APIs are being
used for some fairly high volume database requirements. Triple DES is
accepted by Visa, HIPPA, and others for securing data. Of course, encrypting
fields that are keys represents a bit of a problem. The key value is
predicable after encrypting, but your query tools won't be of much use. It's
better to arrive at a mechanism for keys that does not involve sensitive
data.

Patrick