The passwords that are stored on the REPO database are supposed to be encrypted. Does anyone know the exact type of encrption used? I need a pretty technical answer to this question. Thanks in advance.
skundu (BOB member since 2004-06-28)
The passwords that are stored on the REPO database are supposed to be encrypted. Does anyone know the exact type of encrption used? I need a pretty technical answer to this question. Thanks in advance.
skundu (BOB member since 2004-06-28)
I don’t think that you will find much in the way of “highly technical” information on a public forum like this. BusinessObjects does not release that sort of information for obvious reasons.
Whatever type of system they are using is reversible, as they can decrypt the password. The system used by BOB, for example, is not reversible. It’s a hash or one-way function. In order to log on, the system hashes your password as entered and compares it to the hash stored in the database. If it matches, you’re in.
But in the case of BusinessObjects, they can actually decrypt the password, which you can tell by how they present the information in Supervisor. So they’re likely using some sort of high-strength encryption with a specific key that is coded in the application to allow them to decode it. All conjecture on my part, of course.
Dave Rathbun (BOB member since 2002-06-06)
DES5 I was told?! Not sure what that means but perhaps some of you more security minded-folks do.
Charles Killam (BOB member since 2003-04-24)
DES 5 is correct, and I do not believe that has changed. For the geek in all of us, you can read what that means here:
digpen (BOB member since 2002-08-15)
Thanks for the link, but I’m still confused between the differences between DES and DES 5. Is there a difference?
BTW: Sorry about the 2nd thread, newbie mistake.
skundu (BOB member since 2004-06-28)