Re: password() ::: and it's return...

Yeah, but this simply means that the password is stored somewhere unencrypted, or with a (by definition weaker) two-way encryption process. 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: "Chris Lee" <lee@mediawaveonline.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] password() ::: and it's return... > sites do though. many sites allow me to click some link and they email me my > passwd in case Ive forgoten it. ICQ.com even does this. > > Chris Lee > Mediawaveonline.com > > > ""Josh G"" <josh@gfunk007.com> wrote in message > news:00e401c07f60$f325c2a0$0e01a8c0@swinger... > > I'm not sure I understand the question. What exactly do you mean? Are > > you talking about returning it from the client already encrypted? Not sure > > if anybody does that, as JS doesn't have a whole lot of useful encryption > > stuff in it, and iirc the md5() algorith is rather lengthy. > > > > Gfunk - http://www.gfunk007.com/ > > > > I sense much beer in you. Beer leads to intoxication, intoxication to > > hangovers, and hangovers to... suffering. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> > > To: "'Chris Lee'" <lee@mediawaveonline.com>; > > <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:01 PM > > Subject: RE: [PHP] password() ::: and it's return... > > > > > > > > > > Instead I am curious how other developers on this list are returning the > > > MD5, password() or whatever in permanently encrypted passwords... > > > > > > What are procedures and what is the way the return process work? > > > Any tricks/tips to share with all of us? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Maxim Maletsky > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Chris Lee [mailto:lee@mediawaveonline.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:53 AM > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] password() > > > > > > > > > simple answer is no. the only way to decrypt the passwd is to run it > > through > > > a cracker. All admins are used to this and know that if a user has lost > a > > > passwd that they are going to have to give them a new one, finding the > old > > > just isnt work one week of processing time :) > > > > > > Im curious to see how other php developers store their passwd's > > > -plain text in db > > > -use of unix password() > > > -use of db password() > > > -other ? > > > > > > Chris Lee > > > Mediawaveonline.com > > > > > > > > > ""Jason Jacobs"" <jason@factory7.com> wrote in message > > > news:011501c07f3f$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 > > > > > > -- > 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 >