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			            No, the us_Data field is encrypted with 3DES and uses a 24-byte key and an 8-byte initialization vector for the 3DES algorithm.  Rather than hard-coding the key within SF (so all SF developers would have to use the same key), we allow the key to be specified by the developer.  Within the Role-Based Security Editor, if you open the project properties, you will notice the "User Data Encryption" box that specifies the "Security Key:".  This value is used as the seed for the key and IV that are used by the 3DES to encrypt the data when you create or modify a user.  You then have to specify the value to tell your application how to decrypt the us_Data field for your users within the database.                
			            				
			            
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