Re: how to encrypt passwords?

Hi, If you use the 'crypt()' function, just have in mind that it's a one-way hash and cannot be decrypted. This might be usefull, if yo need to display the pwd in a user form field, in order to be updated. When using 'crypt()' I doubt it will happen correct. Try useing 'encode()' and 'decode()' functions instead. Example: 'encode($pwd_field, '.s')' where '.s' is the salt key. The reverse function is: 'decode(colPWD_inMySQL, '.s')' Hope this will help. Best Regards. pj. "Kyle Slattery" <kyle@fidgeting.net> wrote in message news:MBBBLIJDEKNOMMMJGJGJOELICBAA.kyle@fidgeting.net... > I'm trying to decide on a way to encrypt passwords to be put in a mysql > database. Do you guys have any opinions on what method I should use? > md5()? mysql's password()? > > Thanks, > Kyle > > ---- > Kyle Slattery > kyle@fidgeting.net > http://www.fidgeting.net >