RE: [PHP-DB] HELP! ENCRYPTION

I don't know anything about the mcrypt stuff yet, but it sounds like you're not retrieving the same data that you're storing. A sample of the code that you're using to store/retrieve the information from the database would be helpful. -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks 540.994.4254 It's always a long day, 86400 doesn't fit into a short > -----Original Message----- > From: The Shadow [mailto:dibya@radioclick.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 9:15 AM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DB] HELP! ENCRYPTION > > > i try to encrypt some string then decrypt it > the decryption proces works only when the ecrypted string NOT stored in > mysql...(blob type).. > when the encrypted string stored to mysql using mysql_db_query, then > retrieve it again and fetch it to an array using mysql_fetch_array then > decrypt it , the result is the data before encryption is > different from data > after decryption... > > why? > > > below is my code: > -------WORKED VERSION--------------- > $iv = mcrypt_create_iv (mcrypt_get_iv_size (MCRYPT_BLOWFISH, > MCRYPT_MODE_CBC), MCRYPT_RAND); > $key = "secret key"; > > $text = "Meet me at 11 o'clock behind the monument."; > > $crypttext = mcrypt_encrypt (MCRYPT_BLOWFISH, $key, $text, > MCRYPT_MODE_CBC, > $iv); > > $descrypttext = mcrypt_decrypt (MCRYPT_BLOWFISH, $key, $crypttext, > MCRYPT_MODE_CBC, $iv); > > -----------WORKED VERSION EOF------------------------- > > result is $descrypttext = $text > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >