Re: Mysql & Encryption

[Michael T. Babcock]

Fraser Stuart wrote:

From this I'm leaning towards DES encryption - only because I can store the
key on the server.

Don't use DES for any secure information. If by "secure" you mean "I don't care if they see it, but I'd prefer if they didn't", the go ahead. If by "secure" you mean "No way!", then use AES, not DES. DES is crackable on normal hardware ...

QUERY

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Michael T. Babcock
C.T.O., FibreSpeed Ltd.
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