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Re: How to store and retrieve encrypted password?

Posted by Carl Vondrick on 01/31/06 06:48

gene.ellis@gmail.com wrote:
> I am using PHP to allow users to create profiles on our website and
> store them in a MS SQL database and I am wondering, how can I encrypt
> the passwords? Also, how would I be able to match the right password
> when it is time to retrieve the password from the database? Thank you
> very much for your help!

You should use MD5 *and* SHA1. If you use both, you make the hash
almost impossible to find collisions.

Example:

$pass = md5($pass) . '-' . sha1($pass);

Add as many as encryption functions like this to get an added security
boost.


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Carl Vondrick
usenet@carlsoft.net
www.carlsoft.net

 

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