Re: maximum allowlable length of any database account password

In MySQL you have to reload the database after account creation, is this true for Oracle/MSSQL as well? -Micah On Thursday 21 July 2005 8:53 am, babu wrote: > Hi all, > > I am using php as UI for creating database accounts(oracle,mssql) to > users.when the users enters his information like name, number etc i will > generate a random string(password), and mail it to the user.I will also > make md5(random string) and create an account for the database for the user > with md5 password. when the user tries to login he enters the random string > for password, i collect it and apply md5 and check the database account > authentication. my problem is with the login check. i could see the user > created in the database, but when he want to connect to the database , it > does not connect. i have checked this entire process without using md5. it > worked excellently. i want to ask is it the problem of using md5, as it > returns 32 bit strings. Does oracle or mssql accept 32 bit strings as > passwords. the other thing is, is it a good idea to trim the obtained md5 > string to some 10 bit for creating and checking the database account. > > Thanks > babu. > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PCcalling worldwide with > voicemail