From Craig's vfpencryption page under the Remarks from the HASH
function
(http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/spsblog/2009/08/09/MajorVFPEncryptionUpdate.aspx):
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The hash is returned as a series of binary characters. However, it is
more common to see hashes in a hexBinary format. This can be
accomplished in Visual FoxPro by taking the return of the Hash()
function and sending it in as a parameter to the STRCONV() function. For
example:
?STRCONV(Hash("Some String"), 15) && hexBinary Hash
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I guess I'm wondering why not just store the HASH value returned? It's
all cryptic anyway. I mean, if you're using this to save passwords,
what's the difference how you store it? You're still comparing the
person's entered password HASHed against what's stored in the database,
right?
--
Mike Babcock, MCP
MB Software Solutions, LLC
President, Chief Software Architect
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