OpenEdge supported ciphers

OpenEdge supports the ciphers described in the following tables.

Table 1. Database Master key ciphers
ID Cipher Mode Size Key type
1 AES CBC 128 binary
2 AES CBC 192 binary
3 AES CBC 256 binary
4* DES CBC 56 binary
5 DES3 CBC 168 binary
6* DES CBC 56 PBE
11 AES CBC 128 PBE
12 AES CBC 256 PBE
Table 2. Object ciphers
ID Cipher Mode Size Key type
0 NULL NULL – –
1 AES CBC 128 binary
2 AES CBC 192 binary
3 AES CBC 256 binary
4* DES CBC 56 binary
5 DES3 CBC 168 binary
Table 3. Binary dump ciphers
ID Cipher Mode Size Key type
6 DES CBC 56 PBE
11 AES CBC 128 PBE
12 AES CBC 256 PBE
Table 4. BI/AI ciphers
Cipher Mode Size Key type
AES ECB 128 PBE
AES ECB 256 PBE

*Supported for existing DMKs but cannot be used to create new DMKs.

Note: AES and DES3, from the Default provider, are more secure ciphers compared to the DES cipher from the Legacy provider.

OpenEdge currently uses only the Default and Legacy providers. The Legacy provider contains legacy cipher algorithms, which will not be supported in the future OpenEdge release. Progress discourages the use of Legacy provider algorithms and recommends the use of algorithms from the Default provider which are more secure. For more information, see OpenSSL 3.5 in OpenEdge.