SAS Tip: Limitations of PROC PWENDCODE

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SAS Tip: Limitations of PROC PWENDCODE

Posted 02-12-2018 02:05 PM (142198 views)

Passwords and keys encoded using PROC PWENCODE do not work for AES encryption keys and SAS data set proprietary passwords. Metadata-bound, encrypted meta-LIBNAMEs are an alternative.

Thanks to Thomas Billings for this tip. Read more details in this paper from WUSS 2017: Keeping Passwords AES Encryption Keys and Other Sensitive Parameters Out of Source Code and Logs.

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