RE: [PHP] password() ::: and it's return...

No, simply when someone loses it's password. How do developers return it on their systems? What are the procedures, tips todo, tricks etc.... This is because I am working on a similar system right now, and the "password return" part is the one I am not too sure yet. Plus many of us would learn something new. Maxim Maletsky -----Original Message----- From: Josh G [mailto:josh@gfunk007.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:07 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] password() ::: and it's return... I'm not sure I understand the question. What exactly do you mean? Are you talking about returning it from the client already encrypted? Not sure if anybody does that, as JS doesn't have a whole lot of useful encryption stuff in it, and iirc the md5() algorith is rather lengthy. Gfunk - http://www.gfunk007.com/ I sense much beer in you. Beer leads to intoxication, intoxication to hangovers, and hangovers to... suffering. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> To: "'Chris Lee'" <lee@mediawaveonline.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:01 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] password() ::: and it's return... > > Instead I am curious how other developers on this list are returning the > MD5, password() or whatever in permanently encrypted passwords... > > What are procedures and what is the way the return process work? > Any tricks/tips to share with all of us? > > Cheers, > Maxim Maletsky > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Lee [mailto:lee@mediawaveonline.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:53 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] password() > > > simple answer is no. the only way to decrypt the passwd is to run it through > a cracker. All admins are used to this and know that if a user has lost a > passwd that they are going to have to give them a new one, finding the old > just isnt work one week of processing time :) > > Im curious to see how other php developers store their passwd's > -plain text in db > -use of unix password() > -use of db password() > -other ? > > Chris Lee > Mediawaveonline.com > > > ""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 > > -- > 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