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Subject: SQL DECRYPT_CHAR with incorrect password does not fail?
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:32:31 -0600
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My gut says I'm missing something...

For compatibility sake, I'm running on 7.2.

I'm encrypting data in a char column (for bit data) using the SQL
ENCRYPT_AES function.

I use the DECRYPT_CHAR function to decrypt it.

If I use the correct password, it decrypts fine.

If I use the wrong password, it does not fail. SQLCOD and SQLSTATE are
both 0. The returned value is garbage.

Shouldn't the decrypt function, with a wrong password, set an error code?

david

Follow-Ups:

Re: SQL DECRYPT_CHAR with incorrect password does not fail? , Mark Waterbury
Re: SQL DECRYPT_CHAR with incorrect password does not fail? , Mark Waterbury

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