From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operating system: Linux Slackware 7.1 PHP version: 4.0.6 PHP Bug Type: *Encryption and hash functions Bug description: problem with the randomic generation of salt when a use crypt("pass") problem with the randomic generation of salt when a use $string = crypt("11lei11lao11") it allways generates a salt ( the first 2 chars from encrypted string ) that if use crypt("11lei11lao11blablabla") would work, and also crypt("11lei11lao11anythingwouldworkhere"). the code is $cryptedpass = crypt("11lei11lao11"); if (crypt ( "11lei11lao11anythingwouldworkhere", substr ( $cryptedpass, 0, 2)) == $cryptedpass) { echo "this is extremely strange for me"; } and this works with this pass but not whit others!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Edit bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=12745&edit=1 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]