Re: Encryption failing

On Jan 15, 2008, at 11:08 PM, Andrés Robinet wrote:

-----Original Message----- From: Bastien Koert [mailto:bastien_k@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:55 AM To: Ken Kixmoeller -- reply to ken@kixmoeller.com; php- general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] Encryption failing are you base64 encoding the resultant encryption string? I have found that there are problems with certain characters that can result from the encryption, usually a combination of characters that approximate a null or end of line bastien> From: Kixjaguar@comcast.net> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:41:45 - 0600> To: php-general@lists.php.net> Subject: Re: [PHP] Encryption failing> > > On Jan 15, 2008, at 7:06 PM, Casey wrote:> > >> Maybe you could echo the results of the failed ones and compare.> > I did that at first, thinking that "something about these strings > might cause the problem." But then I realized: I can't blame the > data. I don't have any control over what users use for passwords, for > example. this thing is supposed to en/decrypt the strings I gige it, > so there must be some kind of programming flaw.> > FWIW, there was no discernible pattern to the failed strings, at > least not to me. (Not that it matters.)> > Ken> > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php>

I second that, you should base64 encode values before encrypting and base64 decode them after decrypting to be safe. Rob Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 | TEL 954-607-4207 | FAX 954-337-2695 Email: info@bestplace.net | MSN Chat: best@bestplace.net | SKYPE: bestplace | Web: http://www.bestplace.biz | Web: http://www.seo-diy.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php