PBE-HASH-ALGORITHM attribute

A text string containing the name of the hash algorithm to use with the GENERATE-PBE-KEY function to generate a password-based encryption key.

Data type:

CHARACTER

Access:

Readable/Writeable

Applies to:

SECURITY-POLICY system handle

The method accepts the following values and corresponding hash algorithms in increasing order of security and decreasing order of performance:

"MD5" — RSA Message Digest Hash Algorithm (MD5)

"SHA-1" — United States Government Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1)

"SHA-256" — United States Government Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-256)

"SHA-512" — United States Government Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-512)

The default value is "SHA-1".

You are responsible for generating, storing, and transporting this value.

See also:

MESSAGE-DIGEST function