...as opposed to the usual fallback DECLARE @key LONG VARCHAR? |
...as opposed to the usual fallback DECLARE @key LONG VARCHAR? |
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question asked: 21 Oct '18, 15:23
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Hm, according to the underlying an_unload_db structure, it's a C "const char*", and the v17 topic on "Security: Keys for encrypted databases" says
So I guess LONG VARCHAR is appropriate.
Nevertheless, it's astonishing that the data type is not explicitly mentioned for functions like ENCRYPT.