Re: Way to generate Passwords

> function passwort($laenge) > { > $allowed = > "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890:-+="; > $allowed_length = strlen($allowed); > > $i=0; > $pw = ""; > > while ($i<$laenge) { > $pos = rand(0,$allowed_length); > $pw.= substr($allowed,$pos,1); > $i++; > } > return $pw; > } > > My questions is, if this is a good or bad way? It's a whole lot better than using real words. As long as you encrypt the passwords using a good one-way hash when you store them on the server, you should be fine. Sig for a Day Stephan Ahonen, ICQ 491101 "That's very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes!" Come back tomorrow for a different sig! Backspace a single "s" to reply by email