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FairCom RTG COBOL Edition User's Guide

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<encrypt>

The encrypt option indicates whether to create files with encryption enabled or disabled. When enabled, files are masked using the Data Camouflage technique or with the type of advanced encryption specified.

Note: If your configuration file does not include an <encrypt> element, the application can still create files with encryption enabled if the application explicitly requests encryption. If you include the <encrypt> attribute in the configuration file, the setting will override the programmatic requests from the application.

Accepted Values

Value

Effect

Synonyms

yes

Create file with support for Data Camouflage or encryption enabled.

y, true, on, 1

no

Create file with support for Data Camouflage or encryption disabled. This is the default value.

n, false, off, 0

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Synonyms

type

Use <encrypt type=""> to specify the type of encryption.

Values:

"camo" (default): This option provides simple data masking to hide data from casual observers. CAMO or "Camouflage" is an older, legacy method of hiding data, which is not a standards-conforming encryption scheme, such as AES. It is not intended as a replacement for Advanced Encryption or other security systems.

"des8", "des16", "des24"

"twofish16", "twofish24", "twofish32"

"blowfish8", "blowfish9", etc. up to "blowfish56"

"aes16", "aes24", "aes32"

 

Example

To encrypt using aes32 encryption:

<encrypt type="aes32">yes</encrypt>

See Also

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