Re: encryption methods?

check out the crypt() function http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.crypt.php if you don't care about decrypting the password this works fine. --Shaun On Friday 13 July 2001 15:26, Johnson, Kirk wrote: > One approach to password security is to put the passwords in a file outside > Document Root, then include that file in your scripts when you need a > password. > > Kirk > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adrian Teasdale [mailto:adrian@teasdale.co.uk] > > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 1:10 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP] encryption methods? > > > > > > Hi all > > > > Encryption is not something that I have had dealings in with > > PHP. I have a > > potential client who wants to have customer account information (8000 > > records) stored on the internet (minus credit card > > information) and I was > > wondering what options I have for encryption. My concern is > > that by storing > > the password in php scripts, this means that all someone has > > to do is gain > > access to this to access the data. I'd be interested in > > other people's > > views and experiences with this. > > > > With thanks > > > > Ade > > > > > > -- > > 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