Comtech EF Data Vipersat CDD-562L, Installation And Operation Manual

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CDD-562L/564 Demodulator with IP Module Revision 2
CDD-56X CLI and Telnet Operation MN/CDD564L.IOM
8–12
Selection Entry Description
Receive Key 1
through
Receive Key 8
1
through
8
These 3xDES keys are used to decrypt traffic being received from
the Satellite Interface. The key is entered in HEX format (48 digits
max).
The keys specified for one receive channel are completely
independent for the 3xDES keys specified for other receive
channels.
Note: The “Demod Select” appearing on the bottom of each CLI
Menu specifies the active receive channel for which configuration is
being done.
A 24 Byte [192-bit] 3xDES key is actually a combination of 3 single DES keys of
8 Bytes [64-bits]. The CLI will display the Key with a space separating the Key
into 3 sections. In the screen capture above, Transmit Key 1 is displayed as:
2222222222222222 4444444444444444 6666666666666666
Consider the first section as Key1A, the second as Key1B, and the third as
Key1C.
Data is first encrypted with Key1A and then decrypted with Key1B and again
encrypted with Key1C. So if the user specifies all the three Keys the same, (like
48 ‘1's OR all the characters in DES key the same) the cumulative effect of
3xDES is just a single DES. When data is first encrypted with Key1A and
decrypted with Key1B we get back the original data and then when encrypted
with Key1C results in a total effect of single DES key.
Because of this, the user is required to enter unique 64-bit keys. If any 2
sections of the Key match, the demodulator will respond
Invalid Key -
Please Re-enter
Also, The Least Significant bit of each byte in a 24 Byte [192-bit] 3xDES key is
reserved for the DES Algorithm for parity. Entries of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, B, D, or F will
have all the corresponding bit positions masked. So a Key entry of:
1111111133333333 5555555577777777 99999999BBBBBBBB
becomes
1010101032323232 5454545476767676 98989898BABABABA