correct. however, as I stated you would need the key to decrypt it in the
end to be able to use the data. With a slight modification to an md5 or
sha-1 javascript it could be done. However, if the key is ever comprimised
you are in trouble.
chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Alderton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: Data Encryption
> Dear Chuck
>
> Your idea has given me an idea.
>
> How about:
>
> When we actually collect the data, we encrypt it so that it is actually
held
> in mysql in an encrypted form? Then it can speed up and down the phone
> lines in the 'raw' so to speak, but it's still in code so no one can get
it
> anyway?
>
> We wouldn't need SSH or SSL then would we?
>
> Or is that too simplistic?
>
> Regards
>
> Elizabeth
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Elizabeth Alderton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 22 August 2001 21:30
> Subject: Re: Data Encryption
>
>
> >I use a random key generating SHA-1 js module for all my encryption for
> >passwords. You could do something the same using a fixed key system so
> that
> >once it's on the server you can decrypt it. However, I haven't tried it
> yet
> >with SHA-1 so don't know how difficult or sane it would be to try.
> >
> >chuck
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Elizabeth Alderton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 6:11 PM
> >Subject: Data Encryption
> >
> >
> >If I do a SELECT query to bring data down to a PC (this is being done
> >through Delphi) how can I encrypt the data so that it comes safely?
> >
> >Equally when doing UPDATE and INSERT in the other direction I would want
to
> >encrypt the data.
> >
> >Can anyone help please?
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Elizabeth
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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