Return the encryption algorithm used to establish the secure connection with the server.

Syntax

object.SecureCipher

Remarks

The SecureCipher property returns an integer value which identifies the algorithm used to encrypt the data stream. This property may return one of the following values:

Value	Constant	Description
0	stCipherNone	No cipher has been selected. This is not a secure connection with the server.
1	stCipherRC2	The RC2 block cipher was selected. This is a variable key length cipher which supports keys between 40- and 128-bits in length, in 8-bit increments.
2	stCipherRC4	The RC4 stream cipher was selected. This is a variable key length cipher which supports keys between 40- and 128-bits in length, in 8-bit increments.
4	stCipherRC5	The RC5 block cipher was selected. This is a variable key length cipher which supports keys up to 2040 bits, in 8-bit increments.
8	stCipherDES	The DES (Data Encryption Standard) block cipher was selected. This is a fixed key length cipher using 56-bit keys.
16	stCipherDES3	The Triple DES block cipher was selected. This cipher encrypts the data three times using different keys, effectively using a 168-bit key length.
32	stCipherDESX	A variant of the DES block cipher which XORs an extra 64-bits of the key before and after the plaintext has been encrypted, increasing the key size to 184 bits.
64	stCipherSkipjack	The Skipjack block cipher was selected. This is a fixed key length cipher, using 80-bit keys.
128	stCipherBlowfish	The Blowfish block cipher was selected. This is a variable key length cipher up to 448 bits, using a 64-bit block size.

If a secure connection has not been established, this property will return a value of zero. Note that a Secure Edition license is required to establish a secure connection to a remote server.

Data Type

Integer

See Also

CipherStrength Property, HashStrength Property, Secure Property, SecureHash Property, SecureKeyExchange Property, SecureProtocol Property

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