Enabling PCI dss encryption

When enabling PCI dss encryption in AMT-COBOL there are three possible scenarios.

• The start of a completely new application database that will use encrypted fields or new encrypted fields in an existing database
• The conversion of non encrypted fields in an existing database to encrypted database fields using PCI dss encryption
• The conversion of encrypted fields in an existing database using to old style encryption to encrypted database fields using PCI dss encryption

In case of an existing database it is advised to make a backup of the database before conversion.

New Application or New Encrypted Database Fields

Add the Fields to encrypt in one or more Tables of the new or existing Application and use the Object Inspector to set the Encrypted property of the Field to True. Check the changed Tables in and then Generate and if necessary deploy the Appliction. Then perform the steps described in Configuring PCI dss encryption.

DO NOT perform a Reorganize at this point because when PCI dss encryption has not properly been configured the old style AMT encryption will be used!

Conversion of Non Encrypted Database Fields to Encrypted Fields

Use the Object Inspector to edit the Properties of the Table Fields that will be encrypted and set the property Encrypted of these Fields to True. Check the changed Tables in and then Generate and if necessary deploy the Appliction. Then perform the steps described in Configuring PCI dss encryption.

DO NOT perform a Reorganize at this point because when PCI dss encryption has not properly been configured the old style AMT encryption will be used!

Conversion of Encrypted Database Fields to PCI dss Encrypted Fields

Automated conversion of encrypted database fields from the old style AMT encryption to the new PCI dss encryption method is not supported by the Reorganization service or executable at this moment. Please contact AMT Customer Service if you need to convert existing encrypted database fields to the new PCI dss encryption method.