Re: PHP Basic Encryption help needed
| From: | Stefan A. | Date: | Sun, 28 Oct 2018 04:13:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP Basic Encryption help needed | ||
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On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 6:24 PM Dave <dealtek@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Using PHP, I am trying to connect to an external service which requires
> authentication. Rather than storing the private authentication text in the
> clear on a PHP Page with variables, I'm curious what the best encryption
> method would be for this purpose.
>
> Some choices i've seen - mcrypt - openssl_encrypt and others...
>
> Some of the possibilities seem outdated. Can anyone point me to a current
> basic standard for 2018 to get me started
>
> --
> Thanks - Dave
> [db-18]
>