Better still, take a look at AScrypt, cryptography class library set which covers the following encryption algorithms:
Base8, Base64, Goauld, LZW, GUID, RC4, MD5, SHA1, ROT13, Rijndael and TEA. very neat! and works very well ;-) http://www.meychi.com/archive/000031.php (look for the download ASCryptFiles.zip link) cheers, Andrew Spaulding www.flexdaddy.info --- In [email protected], "Dennis Baldwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you decide to use a SharedObject then be sure to utilize some level > of encryption. Check out http://www.db75.com/blog/archives/000103.html > for a basic implementation. I hope this helps. > > Best Regards, > Dennis > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Question about storing a password > > > Is using a shared object the best way to say store someone's > password so that nobody else can get to it? Also are there examples of > programs where a user can store a password to get information like say a > website that is used by a lot of people? > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > > > > ________________________________ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "flexcoders > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders> " on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > ________________________________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

