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Understanding how Meridian encrypts data

Meridian Enterprise does not encrypt documents or their metadata in any way. That data is stored in secured databases. We do not recommend encrypting the database files as explained in Understanding the effects of software data encryption.

However, Meridian Enterprise does use the Blowfish encryption algorithm with key lengths varying from 40 to 128 bits for small amounts of non-document related data:

Encrypted data
Data Key Length (bits) Description

Licenses

128

Copy protection

License registration return key

64 Used to generate license authorization keys

SQL Server and Oracle account passwords

40

User account protection

Site cache

128

Password protection

This encryption places Meridian Enterprise in Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 5D992 for the United States by the Bureau of Industry and Security and for Europe by Regulation 428/2009. For more information, see the Wikipedia article Export Control Classification Number.


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