I think it all falls under the "cryptography" category, but you're right - it doesn't fall into the encryption/decryption scheme since it is only one-way.
-M -----Original Message----- From: Brad Pauly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:43 PM To: php-gen Subject: Re: [PHP] Encryption question md5 is a one-way hash function. It is great for passwords. (I'm not sure if that technically qualifies as encryption because it is nearly impossible to decrypt..hmm) Anyway, I would recommend using it. - Brad -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php