Thodoris wrote:
So what do you think is the best way to use crypt, mcrypt, hash or
perhaps md5 and what are really the differences because I am not sure
if I get it right.
We use md5 for that sort of thing.
/Per Jessen, Zürich
I've noticed that crypt uses all the available encryption algorithms that you have. The manual gives an example to check what is available:
<?php
echo "<pre>";
if (CRYPT_STD_DES == 1) {
echo 'Standard DES: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', 'rl') . "\n";
}
if (CRYPT_EXT_DES == 1) {
echo 'Extended DES: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '_J9..rasm') . "\n";
}
if (CRYPT_MD5 == 1) {
echo 'MD5: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '$1$rasmusle$') . "\n";
}
if (CRYPT_BLOWFISH == 1) {
echo 'Blowfish: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '$2a$07$rasmuslerd...........$') . "\n";
}
?>
I addition to that I know that md5 is not the strongest way to encrypt but I guess it is enough for me.
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Thodoris