Encryption: Comparison

The following table compares the features of the encryption technologies:
Summary of SASProprietary, SAS/SECURE, SSL, and SSH Features
Features
SASProprietary
SAS/SECURE
SSL
SSH
License required
No
Yes
No
No
Encryption and authentication
Encryption only
Encryption only
Encryption and authentication
Encryption only
Encryption level
Medium
High
High
High
Algorithms supported
SASProprietary fixed encoding
RC2, RC4, DES, TripleDES, AES
RC2, RC4, DES, TripleDES, AES
Product dependent
Installation required
No (part of Base SAS)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Operating environments supported
UNIX
Windows
z/OS
UNIX
Windows
z/OS
UNIX
Windows
z/OS
UNIX
Windows
z/OS
SAS version support
8 and later
8 and later
9 and later
8.2 and later
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