Re: password()

Note that base64 encode/decode keeps passwords from being readily readable but does NOT protect anything from being decoded. The reason you can't decode Password and MD5 encrypted passwords is that if you could, all you'd have to do is find the encrypted version and decrypt it. Again, _anybody can decrypt a base64_encode()'d string_ if they get hold of it. --Toby ----- Original Message ----- From: "James, Yz" <liljim@btconnect.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] password() > Have a look at the base64_encode / decode stuff. I stumbled across an > example there just this afternoon. > > It's available in the user contributed notes of the Quick Reference section > for those functions at http://www.php.net > > > James. > > > ""Jason Jacobs"" <jason@factory7.com> wrote in message > news:011501c07f3f$c415bcc0$5800a8c0@doc... > > Hi. I use password() to excrypt my passwords when I'm adding users to my > > mysql database. I'm wondering if there's a function to use to un-encrypt > it > > (for a web interface to change the password, and so the admin who is > editing > > user info can see what it is). Thanks for any help. > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >