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Bill Cadier <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill Cadier <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Mar 2006 19:04:40 -0700
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John Clogg wrote:
> While looking at an old posting on the subject of data encryption, I saw 
> a fragment of COBOL code that called an intrinsic named HP_BYTE_XOR.  
> This excited me because I had scoured the system intrinsics manual, 
> programmers' guides, compiler library manuals, and any other online 
> documentation I could think of to find intrinsics that can do various 
> kinds of byte functions, such as the exclusive OR cited here.  Alas, I 
> could find nothing.  Now I know such intrinsics exist, but I can't find 
> them documented anywhere.  Can anyone direct me to the correct 
> document?  Is it available in an electronic form?  TIA.
> 
> John Clogg
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http://docs.hp.com/en/30216-90269/ch10s02.html

And also,

http://jazz.external.hp.com/papers/Communicator/5.5/exp4/cobol455.html

and

http://www.beechglen.com/mpe/technotes/securityencryption.html

I could not find any documentation inside HP other than the communicator 
article that Walter Murray wrote. I'm sure when Walter sees your post he 
may have additional, and better information.

hth,

Bill
hp/vCSY

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