Re: Data Encryption

Erbacher Karl wrote: > I'm not sure if this is even a PHP question, but I'm hoping someone can > help > me. I need to encipher data to be stored in a database and then I need to > be > able to decipher it to use it. I was thinking of using DES and I obtained > a > pair of keys, but I'm not sure where to go from there. I've scoured the > internet for help, but I just can't figure out which is the best way to do > what I need to do. If someone could please point me in the right > direction > I'd really appreciate it. Once data is sent in a form, how do I encipher > it > before saving it in the database and then how do I decipher it to be used > later on? > Also, not to sound helpless, but I'm pretty new to PHP and I don't quite > have a handle on the jargon, so if it could be explained as simply as > possible that would be helpful. http://php.net/mhash might have what you need... Not sure it supports DES though. Where/how are you going to store/transmit/use the private half of the key-pair?... Seems like an awful lot of work to encrypt all this if your private key isn't going to be super-protected... -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm