note 55662 added to function.md5

Another security option that I think should be taken, is that hashed strings should not be stored in a variable. When comparing to a hashed value, it is better to compare it using $value = md5($str) rather than having $value = $hash. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55662 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55662&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55662&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55662&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55662&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55662&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55662&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55662&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php