Encryption usage in Sametime

IBM® Sametime® uses several types of encryption to protect data.

Encryption usage

Table 1 lists the types of encryption for various types of data and the length of each type of encryption key.

Table 1. Encryption usage in Sametime

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Encryption Category

Mechanism / Algorithms / Standard
(AES, TDES, SSL…)

 Length of Encryption Key
Authentication & Password protection RC2 CBC 128
Signature

MD5
SHA-1
Integrity check
Confidentiality (user data)


AES
RC4
RC2
DES
TDES


128,256
40,56,128
40,128
40,56
168
Stored/In-transit data


AES
RC4
RC2
DES
TDES


128,256
40,56,128
40,128
40,56
168
Databases
Other