PWENCODE Procedure
Example 4: Specifying Method= SAS005 to Encode a Password
| Features: |
IN= argument METHOD= argument |
Details
This example shows a simple
case of encoding a password using
the sas005 encoding method and writing
the encoded password to the SAS log. SAS005 uses a 256-bit fixed key
that uses a 64-bit random salt to encode the password.
Program
proc pwencode in='mypassword' method=sas005;
run;Log
Note that each character of the password is replaced by an X in the SAS log. SAS005 encoding uses AES encryption with a 256-bit fixed key and a 64-bit random salt value. SAS005 increases security for stored passwords by using the SHA-256 hashing algorithm and is hashed for additional iterations. Because SAS005 uses random salting, each time you run the following code, a different password is generated.
230 proc pwencode in=XXXXXXXXXXXX method=sas005;
231 run;
{SAS005}ADD8AB7108595A7D1A69190D78CDFE6145C1EB849CC7A43D
NOTE: PROCEDURE PWENCODE used (Total process time):
real time 0.01 seconds
cpu time 0.01 seconds