On 5/3/06, Munson, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd say a hash would also work well for SSN, CC#, etc. Anyplace where > you are taking private data from the user and you don't want to be held > liable for storing their private data. You can use the hash to verify > it again later (when the user gives it to you again), but you don't > store it. More and more companies are moving away from storing such > private data. In fact, a lot of companies are avoiding all use of SSN > in their systems.
You know, the SSN serves a great and evil purpose: It makes us machine readable. [-= I guess similar name checking and DOB compare works good enough for getting rid of duplicate people, but man is it nice to have a number to work with. Maybe we should keep the SSNs, and start handing out private keys? Har har. :-) :denny > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doug Arthur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:45 PM > > > > More so just for options really. Also to note, and maybe I should of > > mentioned this, but I plan on using the encryption for social security > > numbers, credit card numbers, and other trusted confidential > > data. But what > > I'm hearing from the list, if it's a password, stick with > > hash, but I'll > > still have to use my encryption routine for the others. I was > > just thinking > > that including the password with the encryption routine throughout the > > site(s) would be more manageable and I wanted to hear everyoneelse's > > feedback on that. > > > > Thanks for all the input! Feel free to keep adding input. > > This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential > and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any > reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission > in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in > its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239583 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
