If they are able to lift your database they are more than likely able to lift your scrambling code as well. And assuming you want the ability to descramble the card number, there is simply no way to do this securely. Sorry.
-Rasmus On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Mike Mannakee wrote: > Does anyone have any suggested method of scrambling a user's credit card > number before I stick it in a mysql database? I want to make sure it's > useless to anyone that might manage to lift the database. > > Mike > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
