ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY( ) method

ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY( ) method

Encrypts and encodes the specified character expression and returns an encrypted character value that you can store for later use in message authentication code (MAC) operations.

Return type: CHARACTER

Applies to: AUDIT-POLICY system handle
Syntax
ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY( encrypt-key ) 
encrypt-key

A character expression containing the key to encrypt. The AVM converts this key to UTF-8 before encrypting it and storing it, which ensures a consistent value regardless of code page settings.

The following code fragment illustrates how to use the ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY( ) method:
DEFINE VARIABLE val AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE key AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO INITIAL “Open Sesame”. 
. . . 
val = AUDIT-POLICY:ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY(key). 
. . . 
_db-detail._db-mac-key = val. 

Syntax
ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY( `encrypt-key` )

DEFINE VARIABLE val AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO. DEFINE VARIABLE key AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO INITIAL “Open Sesame”. . . . val = AUDIT-POLICY:ENCRYPT-AUDIT-MAC-KEY(key). . . . _db-detail._db-mac-key = val.

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