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How do I avoid storing clear text passwords in text files?

2 replies on 1 page. Most recent reply: Oct 24, 2002 12:07 AM by nick

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nick

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How do I avoid storing clear text passwords in text files? Posted: Oct 23, 2002 11:29 PM
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What is the simplest way to avoid storing a clear text password (to a database for example) in a configuration file??

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Nick


Ramu

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Re: How do I avoid storing clear text passwords in text files? Posted: Oct 24, 2002 12:03 AM
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hi
store the password in an encrypted form.
while doing authentication u decript it and verify with the original password.
There are so many algorithems are available on the net
pls search through google

bye

regards
ramu

nick

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Re: How do I avoid storing clear text passwords in text files? Posted: Oct 24, 2002 12:07 AM
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But how do I get the encrypted password in the file in the 1st place?

If the password changes and a administration person needs to set a new password, do they then have to run an encryption utility to set the password in the configuration file?

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