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RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite 4.4 Release Notes
Deprecated Functionality
With this release of MES the following element of functionality is deprecated. While
it is still available and can still be used, RSA recommends that alternatives be used.
This API entity will be removed in a future release of MES.
• ASN.1 Object Identifier (OID) identifiers are deprecated. Applications should use
the
R_OID_INFO_* set of functions and identifiers for working with OID values.
For more information about the deprecated API entities such as functions and defines,
including links to equivalent functionality, see Deprecated List in the RSA BSAFE
Micro Edition Suite Developers Guide.
Important: The National Institute for Standards and Technologies (NIST) has
published an SP 800-131A Rev 2, announcing their intention to deprecate the
3-key variant of Triple-DES, and disallow it for use in TLS and other
protocols. NIST is developing a draft deprecation timeline for the 3-key
variant of TDEA including a sunset date, and recommends migration to AES
as soon as possible.
RSA recommends caution when using Triple-DES.