thanks James, i like the idea of the automatically generated one. The user names for the user accounts will be their confirmed email addresses (confirmed by the institution to which they are a member). Do you have an algorithm that automatically generates a password? that i can then hash and send to them, thanks very much
p.s. i like the replies that mention the 'salt'. i take it this is a word that only i know about and it is added to every password when being hashed ;) like it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:264568 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
