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Natthapon_Lohac's avatar
Natthapon_Lohac
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Mar 19, 2007

AES custom Key possible?

I would like to know if it is possible for us to fix a static key for AES encryption and decryption? Since we need to interact with our partners and vendors, we need to share a common key, but we would like to leverage the capability of the AES feature provided on our BIGIP V9.x , so no recoding of the application is needed.

 

 

Your insight is greatly appreciated...

 

 

 

Nat
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2 Replies

  • bl0ndie_127134's avatar
    bl0ndie_127134
    Historic F5 Account
    Mar 19, 2007
    Nat, you can use a passphrase to generate a AES key instead of a random key; look at the documentation/example for the rule AES::key. So you should be able to share the key with your partners using the shared secret password.
  • Deb_Allen_18's avatar
    Deb_Allen_18
    Historic F5 Account
    Mar 20, 2007
    Hey bl0ndie --

     

     

    Wiki doc doesn't seem to offer any information about using a passphrase to generate a key:

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/AES__key.html (Click here

     

     

    Should we be looking somewhere else?

     

    (I'd be happy to update the wiki page with more detailed info if you can point us in the right direction.)

     

     

    thanks!

     

    /deb