note 20373 rejected from function.str-repeat by hholzgra
| From: | hholzgra@php.net | Date: | Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:44:02 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 20373 rejected from function.str-repeat by hholzgra | ||
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heres a (function) handy use of str_repeat, to mask passwords :)
$password = "password";
function mask_passwd($passwd) {
return str_repeat("*", strlen($passwd));
}
echo "So and so's password: " . mask_passwd($passwd);
Editors note: even showing the length of a password is dangerous!!!