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Handle Attributes and Methods Reference : SYMMETRIC-ENCRYPTION-ALGORITHM attribute
 

SYMMETRIC-ENCRYPTION-ALGORITHM attribute

A character string that specifies the name of the default cryptographic algorithm to use with the ENCRYPT and DECRYPT functions. The default value is "AES_CBC_128".
Data type: CHARACTER
Access: Readable/Writeable
Applies to: SECURITY-POLICY system handle
This string is a concatenation of three character expressions that identify an algorithm, mode, and key size. For a list the supported cryptographic algorithms, see the SYMMETRIC-SUPPORT attribute reference entry.
You are responsible for generating, storing, and transporting this value.

See also

DECRYPT function, ENCRYPT function