Manish Mehta wrote:
> Hi
>
> I can Encrypt password in mysql using password() command. what is the way
> to decrypt the password.
>
> Manish
>
Hi Manish / All
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that what happens is
what's called one-way encryption. This is how stuff is done in the
world of Unix (and its clones) and others.
Authentication is done by taking the password provided, encrypting it, then comparing
against the encrypted key in the database.
Cheers
M
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