I've checked normal resources and can't find any documentation on
cfusion_encrypt() and cfusion_decrypt(). Am I missing something?
At 03:10 PM 4/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
>You can also use: cfusion_encrypt() and cfusion_decrypt().
>
>cfusion_encrypt() encrypts the text to numbers and it is DB safe.
>
>Steve
>
>Will Swain wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Zach,
> >
> > I'll have a look at that
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Will
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Zachary S. Bedell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 05 April 2001 19:26
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: encrypt/decrypt
> >
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: SHA1
> >
> > The values that the CF Encrypt function creates usually aren't safe to
> > put into a database -- they're binary values if my memory serves
> > correctly. The error you're getting is because Decrypt throws an error
> > if the value it gets isn't a valid value made by the Encrypt functions.
> >
> > Before you put your values into the DB, you need to convert them to text
> > only values. URLEncodedFormat() would work. ToString() would probably
> > work too. Then when you pull the value back out of the DB, you just
> > URLDecode() it. I'm not sure how you turn ToString() back to it's
> > original form. I thought it was ToBinary() or something, but I don't
> > see that in my quickref book....
> >
> > To guard against crashes b/c of modified, corrupted values, just
> > surround your Decrypt() function call in a CF Try block & handle it
> > accordingly.
> >
> > <!--- Encryption: --->
> > <Cfset Gibberish = URLEncodedFormat(Encrypt(Secrect, Password)>
> > <cfquery name="DontTellAnyone" blah>
> > INSERT INTO Table (Secret) VALUES( '#Gibberish#'
> > </cfquery>
> >
> > <!--- Decryption: --->
> > <Cfquery name="GetSecret" blah>
> > SELECT Secret
> > FROM Table
> > WHERE ...
> > </cfquery>
> >
> > <Cftry>
> > <cfset Secret = Decrypt(URLDecode(GetSecret.Secret), Password)>
> > <cfset DecryptOK = True>
> > <Cfcatch type="any">
> > <cfset DecryptOK = false>
> > </cfcatch>
> > </cftry>
> >
> > <cfif DecryptOk>
> > <Cfoutput>The secret word is: #Secret#</cfoutput>
> > <cfelse>
> > <cfoutput>Something broke...</cfoutput>
> > </cfif>
> >
> > Hope that's helpful.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Zac Bedell
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:16 AM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: encrypt/decrypt
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > Got an interesting one here. I am encrypting some details
> > > before entering
> > > them in a databse, then decrypting them as the authorised views them.
> > >
> > >
> > > However, I am getting this error on decryption:
> > >
> > > Error Diagnostic Information
> > >
> > > An error occurred while evaluating the expression:
> > >
> > >
> > > decryptednumber = decrypt(encryptednumber, numberkey)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Error near line 25, column 8.
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > --------------
> > > ----
> > >
> > > The value to be decrypted is not valid
> > >
> > >
> > > This is the code I have in that location. Interestingly,
> > > decrtypting the
> > > name doesn't seem to cuase a problem:
> > >
> > > <cfset numberkey = "eagles">
> > >
> > > <cfset namekey = "selhurst">
> > >
> > > <cfset encryptedname = #getdetails.name#>
> > >
> > > <cfset encryptednumber = #getdetails.number#>
> > >
> > > <cfset decryptednumber = decrypt(encryptednumber, numberkey)>
> > >
> > > <cfset decryptedname = decrypt(encryptedname, namekey)>
> > >
> > >
> > > This is the code on another page that encrypts the values:
> > >
> > > <cfset numberkey = "eagles">
> > >
> > > <cfset namekey = "selhurst">
> > >
> > > <cfset encryptednumber = encrypt(value_number, numberkey)>
> > >
> > > <cfset encryptedname = encrypt(value_name, namekey)>
> > >
> > > Any ideas on this anyone??
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Will Swain
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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