Re: mcEncrypt
From: Peter Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:26:18 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mcEncrypt Can I check what characters can be in an encrypted string as generated by mcEncrypt(). I'd really like some help hacking this -:) This is the function used to produce passwords by the Ask dialog but it is not documented in the help. I'd like to be sure that a generated password can't include the tab character as I want to store user passwords in tab-delimited records. Also, I'm generating dummy user data and want to generate passwords based on combinations of first names, surnames, initials etc. and don't want to generate passwords containing my field/item separator! Also, I'm assuming that there isn't an mcDecrypt (common practice with password systems is that they are one-way process only). If there is a decryption function, what is it called and what are its parameters? And would it be possible to post this on the web site? Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: mcEncrypt
Also, I'm assuming that there isn't an mcDecrypt (common practice with password systems is that they are one-way process only). If there is a decryption function, what is it called and what are its parameters? Oops, I asked this question some time ago and was told no decryption then - sorry to repeat myself! Still interested in the characters generated by mcEncrypt() though! Cheers Peter -- Peter Reid Reid-IT Limited, Loughborough, Leics., UK Tel: +44 (0)1509 268843 Fax: +44 (0)870 052 7576 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.reidit.co.uk Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
Re: mcEncrypt
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Peter Reid wrote: Can I check what characters can be in an encrypted string as generated by mcEncrypt(). This is the function used to produce passwords by the Ask dialog but it is not documented in the help. I'd like to be sure that a generated password can't include the tab character as I want to store user passwords in tab-delimited records. Also, I'm generating dummy user data and want to generate passwords based on combinations of first names, surnames, initials etc. and don't want to generate passwords containing my field/item separator! It can contain tabs, so you'd better use the base64Encode() function to encode it before storing it away. Also, I'm assuming that there isn't an mcDecrypt (common practice with password systems is that they are one-way process only). If there is a decryption function, what is it called and what are its parameters? There isn't one. Scott Cheers Peter -- Scott Raney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metacard.com MetaCard: You know, there's an easier way to do that... Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/metacard%40lists.best.com/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not this list.
