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[nycphp-talk] Encrypt and decrypt to store in DB

Allen Shaw ashaw at polymerdb.org
Fri Aug 4 13:34:33 EDT 2006


tedd wrote:
> It is plausible for the client/provider to agree on a verbal key and 
> not have it on the server, like a password? Once you hash a "strong" 
> password, it becomes pretty hard to crack it.
> 

Well, I was thinking the same thing.  Essentially you don't store the 
key on the server but submit it from the client side.

> I don't know, just asking for discussion.

Ditto.  Expecting there must be reasons why greater minds wouldn't use 
this approach, but not knowing what they are...

- Allen


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Allen Shaw
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