Re: EncryptByCert Problem
- From: "Mike C#" <xyz@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:53:40 -0400
Thanks. I wanted to get verification and make sure it wasn't a problem with
my installation or how I was using the functions before I claimed errors in
either the application or the documentation.
"Laurentiu Cristofor [MSFT]" <laur@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'll ask for an update of these BOL topics to mention the restrictions
related to the key lenghts. If you access BOL online, you can also rate
the articles and submit feedback directly. Here are the links for the
topics we discussed:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188061.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186950.aspx
Thanks
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"Mike C#" <xyz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Someone needs to tell the BOL writers to update the page on this then.
It currently indicates that EncryptByCert can return a varbinary up to
8,000 bytes in length, which is ludicrous if the input is really limited
to 421 bytes and the output is limited to 432 bytes. I'm not advocating
using certificates and asymmetric keys to encrypt all data. I am
advocating accurate documentation of system limitations.
"Laurentiu Cristofor [MSFT]" <laur@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, this is a restriction of asymmetric key encryption - the actual
data that you can encrypt with one call will depend on the size of the
private key that is used.
For example: 512 bit RSA key can encrypt up to 53 bytes, 1024 bit up to
117 bytes, and 2048 bit up to 245 bytes.
See http://blogs.msdn.com/yukondoit/archive/2005/11/24/496521.aspx for a
workaround, if you really want to encrypt more.
Certificates should only be used to protect other keys, not to encrypt
data directly, so this limit does not impact the intended use of
certificates.
Thanks
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Laurentiu Cristofor [MSFT]
Software Design Engineer
SQL Server Engine
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"Mike C#" <xyz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I posted this message to the wrong group (sqlserver.programming), so I'm
reposting here. Sorry for the repost... it's late... so here goes:
OK, so I'm testing EncryptByCert with some code like the following:
DECLARE @v varchar(8000);
SELECT @v = REPLICATE('A', 117);
SELECT @v;
DECLARE @e varbinary(8000);
SELECT @e = EncryptByCert(Cert_ID(N'TestCertificate'), @v);
SELECT @e;
The function encrypts fine and I'm able to use DecryptByCert to get the
result. Problem is if I change the line SELECT @v = REPLICATE('A',
117) to:
SELECT @v = REPLICATE('A', 118);
The EncryptByCert function returns NULL every time with 118 or higher.
BOL states that the result is returned as a varbinary with a max length
of
8,000. I keep getting a varbinary with a max length of 128. Can
anyone else reproduce this, or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks
.
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