Hard Light Productions Forums

Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: kasperl on March 02, 2003, 01:16:45 pm

Title: php encryption
Post by: kasperl on March 02, 2003, 01:16:45 pm

We need some help on the minimod database Analazon and i are working on.

we're looking for a PHP only encryption system for a user database, things like username, password and e-mail. we need this to allow people to edit their posts, Analazon can take care of the user interface thing, but we can't encrypt, so that's why we need your help.

Title: php encryption
Post by: kode on March 02, 2003, 01:24:28 pm

the mcrypt function, perhaps?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mcrypt.php

there are a lot of other functions, just browse around the documentation at php.net a little...

Title: php encryption
Post by: Anaz on March 02, 2003, 01:42:34 pm

hmm...that might be what I need...

Title: php encryption
Post by: Anaz on March 02, 2003, 02:17:05 pm

anything that doesn't require adding extra stuff to the server? Like a base install of PHP?

Title: php encryption
Post by: kode on March 02, 2003, 02:24:31 pm

that'd be a little trickier, I think. there's some great help to get over there at php.net, I suggest looking around and/or asking...

Title: php encryption
Post by: WMCoolmon on March 02, 2003, 03:38:50 pm

If you just want to use the information for validation, you could use the crypt() function.

Title: php encryption
Post by: Anaz on March 02, 2003, 06:53:05 pm

aha! crypt might work...but more on that later...