Just a side note (sucurity has been a big topic at work)
David Wrote:Another way to protect the data could be to Hash it.
This is a very effective way of protecting information, as you get the
same result every time you Hash a given value, but it is impossible to
reverse.
I wouldn't say a hash is impossible to reverse. We had a problem where we needed VERY secure data storage and found that an MD5 could pottentially be broken by a high end desktop in a few minutes. There are even online sites to crack them for you. ColdFusion (MX 6.1) is even worse. A calculator or mobile phone could break the XOR used.
Nothing is ever completely secured (and still available) but you can lower the risks involved by using Java or CFX (C++) to do some strong encryption.
I think I should lay off the coffee for a while...
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