Does Symantec Data Center Security (DCS) 6.7 and newer support 4096 bit certificates?

Products

• Data Center Security Monitoring Edition
• Data Center Security Server
• Data Center Security Server Advanced

Issue/Introduction

You must use 4096 bit certificates with any application which supports it and need to know if Symantec DCS 6.7 and newer releases support 4096 bit certificates.

Environment

DCS 6.7, 6.8, 6.9.

Resolution

Yes, Symantec DCS 6.7 and newer supports 4096 bit certificates.

While unlikely, you may see a small performance impact to communication due to the size of the certificate.

Note: This potential impact is not specific to just DCS but applies to any application using secure communication when a 4096 bit certificate is in use.