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Seems like NickFitz was right - Telegraph hacked
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question for Nick
am I right in saying that the client is used to encrypt/decrypt the pwd, and the result can be stored , say, as a varchar ?
if you can hear a funny noise, it's my @rse hole twisting
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postquestion for Nick
am I right in saying that the client is used to encrypt/decrypt the pwd, and the result can be stored , say, as a varchar ?
if you can hear a funny noise, it's my @rse hole twisting
The chance of a hash collision with a different submitted string of reasonable length is so remote it can be ignored.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostThe usual practice is to store only a hash (MD5 or SHA etc) of the password, and compare this with hashes (using the same scheme) of password attempts submitted by the client.
It's one of those mechanisms whereby you cannot reverse-engineer the "answer" to the "question" even if you have the encryption code.Comment
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Originally posted by BlightyBoy View PostYup. This is exactly how PIN numbers on your Chip & PIN card work. The encrpytion key and encrypted answer are stored on the Chip, but not the actual PIN number.
It's one of those mechanisms whereby you cannot reverse-engineer the "answer" to the "question" even if you have the encryption code.
(i am building a back end for some app devs- long story)
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postso what would a hash of 'password' look like, and can i store it in a varchar
(i am building a back end for some app devs- long story)
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostAn apparently random sequence of alphanumeric characters of variable length but with fixed bounds.(\__/)
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