How Secure are .BIG files?

.BIG files are secured via AES256 encryption, AES256 is endorsed by the NSA in its Suite B cryptographic algorithms and is published as the FIPS 197 specification.  AES256 is the widely accepted standard for securing data and communications.

Passphrases are protected with SHA256 and a randomly generated salt.  SHA256 is a National Security Agency (NSA) Type 3 encryption product endorsed by NIST and published as the FIPS 180-2 specification. Files may also be protected with security tokens or multi-factor authentication.

Additional file access entitlements may be assigned and dynamically administered by the organization creating the .BIG file. These additional access rights include user specific rights at the column and function levels. These rights may be turned on or off for any file, even once it has been distributed outside of the organization.  Contact us for more information.