you didn't mention what type of database ur using. if u use MySQL, u can
encrypt data in a field by using its builtin function: encode(password, key)
where key is a string u can use to encrypt the password.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Algarve, Leila [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 4:04 PM
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> Subject: AW: Off Topic : Password encryption.
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> You could look the package java.security.
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> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Partha Bhattacharjee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 17. November 2000 06:23
> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Betreff: Off Topic : Password encryption.
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> >
> > Hello guys/ gurus,
> >
> > I have a problem here which I am not very sure to be related
> > to the topic. I
> > have a web application running on tomcat. I have login page
> > allowing the
> > user's to come in and see user specific data. The password is
> > being picked
> > up from SQL database.
> >
> > Now I want the passwords to be encrypted while being stored
> > in the database.
> > I can probably come up with an algorithm myself but some
> > already done piece
> > of code or some implementation of some class provided by sun
> > will be of
> > great help. Can anybody direct me.
> >
> > Thanking in anticipation
> >
> > brgds
> > partha
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