Scott Stirling wrote:
> encrypt the
> password using something like an MD5 algorithm, and send that back to the
> server over regular HTTP. Then you'd decrypt the password on the other
> side.
MD5 is a secure hash not an encryption algorithm. It turns arbitrary
length bitstrings into 128-bit long strings so it's kind of
non-invertible. ;-) Something encrypted with MD5 would stay that way for
good. ;-) Perhaps you meant RC5, it's a block cipher from the same folks
I think (RSA.com).
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