I'm not sure I understand the question. What exactly do you mean? Are
you talking about returning it from the client already encrypted? Not sure
if anybody does that, as JS doesn't have a whole lot of useful encryption
stuff in it, and iirc the md5() algorith is rather lengthy.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Maxim Maletsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Chris Lee'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP] password() ::: and it's return...
>
> Instead I am curious how other developers on this list are returning the
> MD5, password() or whatever in permanently encrypted passwords...
>
> What are procedures and what is the way the return process work?
> Any tricks/tips to share with all of us?
>
> Cheers,
> Maxim Maletsky
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:53 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] password()
>
>
> simple answer is no. the only way to decrypt the passwd is to run it
through
> a cracker. All admins are used to this and know that if a user has lost a
> passwd that they are going to have to give them a new one, finding the old
> just isnt work one week of processing time :)
>
> Im curious to see how other php developers store their passwd's
> -plain text in db
> -use of unix password()
> -use of db password()
> -other ?
>
> Chris Lee
> Mediawaveonline.com
>
>
> ""Jason Jacobs"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi. I use password() to excrypt my passwords when I'm adding users to
my
> > mysql database. I'm wondering if there's a function to use to
un-encrypt
> it
> > (for a web interface to change the password, and so the admin who is
> editing
> > user info can see what it is). Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
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