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Opening and Backing Up Encrypted Tables

Opening a Table that is Defined as Encrypted

During the opening of a table defined as encrypted, CA Datacom/DB performs an edit (validation check).

The edit continues with validation that the table definition being opened matches the definition either during the LOAD of the area or during the REPLACE of the table. This edit set is not for every facet of definition but for those facets that would clearly block the successful decryption of data. The current list of facets that must match (and that have not been changed) include the following:

• table name
• table ID
• row length
• use of DB compression
• use of user compression and its user data
• variable-length table (VSAM-T)
• recovery option
• encryption type and method