Which Algorithm To Be Used With Symmetric Keys

Mar 28, 2006



Hi,

I want to create a symmetric key that will be encrypted by certificate key. Can u guide me which algorithm is best out of the following:

DES, TRIPLE_DES, RC2, RC4, RC4_128, DESX, AES_128, AES_192, AES_256.

I tried using AES_128, AES_192, AES_256 but it says 'the algorithm specified for the key are not available in this installation of Windows.'

Pls tell me which else algorithm is best to use and pls specify why.

Thanks

Gaurav

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Feb 2, 2007

I'm trying to develop a procedure for re-encrypting data with a different symmetric key, but I need the new key to use the old key name. I want to do this without leaving the data in clear text at any point. I would think the process would work like this:

1.Create a new key
2.Decrypt data w/old key and encrypt with new key.
3.Drop old key.
4.Rename new key using the old key name.


However, I can't find that there's a way to rename a symmetric key. Is this correct? If that is the case, I believe I have to do an additional round of encryption:

1.Create a temp key
2.Decrypt data w/old key and encrypt with temp key.
3.Drop old key.
4.Create a new key with the old key name.
5.Decrypt data w/temp key and encrypt with new key.
6.Drop temp key


Thanks for any insight.

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has anyone implemented encryption on columns in large tables? any suggestions for me?

Thanks,
Pete

here's my code to create the keys:

create asymmetric key ASK_Auto_Encrypt
with algorithm = RSA_512;

create symmetric key SK_AE
with algorithm = TRIPLE_DES
encryption by asymmetric key ASK_Auto_Encrypt;

here's my code to test this:

create table encryption_test (test varchar(50));

open symmetric key SK_AE
decryption by asymmetric key ASK_Auto_Encrypt;

insert into encryption_test
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close symmetric key SK_AE;

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Apr 24, 2007

I'm having some issues restoring a backup of database that uses native encryption onto another server. I know there are a couple of articles on this but I seem to be missing something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Current Server Windows 2000
Destination Server Windows 2003


The original key setup for the current server was achieved by something like this:

CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY HR01 WITH algorithm=DES encryption BY password = 'HRpassword'


Running the command select * from sys.symmetric_keys on the current server I get the following:






name
principal_id
symmetric_key_id
key_length
key_algorithm
algorithm_desc
create_date
modify_date
key_guid

HR01
1
256
56
D
DES
2006-11-22 16:36:01.883
2006-11-22 16:36:01.883
BBD80500-338F-47D7-B336-85D46E00F2F0
So I restored the database onto the new server and ran this script:

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GO

I don't have a master key... so I go back to the original server and ran this script and did another backup:

CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'Password'
OPEN MASTER KEY DECRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'Password';
ALTER MASTER KEY ADD ENCRYPTION BY SERVICE MASTER KEY;

Running select * from sys.symmetric_keys on the current server now looks like this:





name
principal_id
symmetric_key_id
key_length
key_algorithm
algorithm_desc
create_date
modify_date
key_guid

##MS_DatabaseMasterKey##
1
101
128
D3
TRIPLE_DES
2007-04-23 16:03:09.183
2007-04-23 17:02:46.630
1CB0D800-0173-4A1E-B841-362B454E60AC

HR01
1
256
56
D
DES
2006-11-22 16:36:01.883
2006-11-22 16:36:01.883
BBD80500-338F-47D7-B336-85D46E00F2F0



I then restored the new backup onto the 2003 server and ran this script:

OPEN MASTER KEY DECRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'Password';
ALTER MASTER KEY ADD ENCRYPTION BY SERVICE MASTER KEY;
GO

The alter script now runs fine but I get the error message: The decryption key is incorrect when trying to open the HR01 key




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But what i find worrying is that you can then drop the symmetric key , there are no warnings that you have objects dependant on this key for decryption.

Once you have dropped the key you cannot decrypt the data anymore?

Also the key defults the expiration date to 1 year.

WHat happens after 1 year when you have encrypted data and an expired key, or someone drops the key ? How can you ever decrypt the data after that ?

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-- STEP 1 (Works No Problems Here)

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GO
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CREATE CERTIFICATE CertificateTest2

WITH SUBJECT ='CertificateTest2'

--3) Create SYMMETRIC KEY .

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name varbinary(MAX) not null,

card_num varbinary(MAX) not null

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Code Block
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