AVEVA Global WCF Configuration Guide
Security Features
: Encryption
Encryption
The administrator can configure WCF to encrypt messages along the way.
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Message encryption is ideal for connections made through the Internet without protection.
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Not required if encryption is provided by the network connection (for example a VPN).
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Different algorithms are supplied by WCF.
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The user can apply proprietary algorithms.
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The default configuration is to use 128bit encryption.
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Up to 256bit encryption is supplied.
Note:
Encryption can impact performance.
An example of encryption is illustrated later in section
Message Level Security with Windows Authentication
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