Ok. Lets say I am sending an encrypted string in a url, using Encrypt function. Which of these algorithms should I yse: CFMX_COMPAT, AES, BLOWFISH, DES, DESEDE
Also, please tell which Encoding should be used: Base 64, Hex or UU. Thanks, Ken On 4/3/06, Adrian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not that I know of, but SQL Server can automat tasks with a Job, it's > version of a scheduled task. > > Adrian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 April 2006 16:50 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Creating double confirm > > > I like the Expiring record idea. But apart from making a scheduled task > delete all invalid accounts, is there any setting in SQL Server 2000 to > expire a db record automatically on a expiration date? > > On 4/3/06, Adrian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Most things are possible but you seem to be making an awful lot of extra > > work for yourself doing it this way. Just put a record in the DB and > flag > > it > > at inactive till they confirm via the email. If you're worried about > the > > number of inactive entries, use a time stamp to expire them after a > period > > of time. > > > > Adrian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 03 April 2006 16:03 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Creating double confirm > > > > > > Hi. I am trying to force a Email Confirmation for new user registrations > > on > > my site. > > The user Enters only basic info on the website, First Name, Last Name, > > Email > > Address. Then they should be taken to a page that stops them from going > > ahead until they click a link in the email. > > Problem: > > I want to do it in such a manner that I don't create a db record for > them > > at > > all, until they have clicked the link. Is it possible to Encrypt the > > entire > > string consisting of FirstName, LastName, EmailAddress, and Promotional > > Code, Attach it the link in the email, then when the user clicks the > link, > > we Decrypt the string, separate the partts and do a db insert? > > > > If so, are there any pitfalls or problems in doing so? Which Encryption > > Algorithm would the best to use? > > > > Thanks, > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:236821 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
