RE: [PHP] Password encyption
| From: | Anzak Wolf | Date: | Fri, 02 Jul 2004 20:23:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Password encyption | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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>[snip]
>I realize the key needs to be stored somewhere which is part of the
>problem of how to make it a bit more secure. I just don't feel safe if
>a password in a flat file in clear text. Ideally the database should
>support something
>like an ssh style public/private Key auth where the private Key is
>stored internally to the database. Though I don't know if any databases
>out there actaully do that or if it would be worth the time to set up
>and learn for
>me.
>[/snip]
>
>Have you aactually checked the documentation of your database? It may be
>quite simple.
>
Yes I have looked though since I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking for it is hard to come up with a solid answer. I'm just looking for a more secure way to connect to my database through PHP and was hoping to find some suggestions here, not get the run around.
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