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Calcite | Level 5

Calcite | Level 5

Transport an Encrypted SAS dataset to .xpt file

Posted 10-29-2019 02:32 PM (1022 views)

I have a few questions regarding transporting encrypted SAS datasets:

1. Can we convert an encrypted SAS dataset into an .xpt file without the encryption key?

2. if we do need the encryption key, would the .xpt file after conversion remain encrypted?

3. if yes to the previous question, would the encryption key be the same?

Thank you for your help!

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Tourmaline | Level 20

Tourmaline | Level 20

Re: Transport an Encrypted SAS dataset to .xpt file

Posted 10-29-2019 08:49 PM (983 views) | In reply to mcao

If you try to CPORT an encrypted data set, you get the message:

ERROR: Can not transport, data set XXXX is encrypted.

It would be faster to try than to ask. 🙂

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Re: Transport an Encrypted SAS dataset to .xpt file

Posted 10-29-2019 10:34 PM (973 views) | In reply to mcao

Encryption of XPT-format files isn't supported. If this is an issue for you apparently PROC MIGRATE does support encryption:

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=movefile&docsetTarget=p0rwst58jh7zl0n115kbmamv0pyu.htm&docse...

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