MD5-read permission?

2003-08-14 Thread Lefevre, Steven
Hey folks - While contemplating the design of a secure web database, an idea struck me. I'm thinking of submitting it as a feature request, so please critique it. I'm having php handle user logon with it's .htaccess emulation. I'm storing usernames and password hashes in a table. The problem is

Re: MD5-read permission?

2003-08-14 Thread Mark Jay Johansen
While I understand the concern, it shouldn't be any easier for a hacker to see the raw text of your PHP files than to get directly to your database files. Neither is normally permitted by the web server. So if he somehow can get in and get one, why not the other? That said, if it makes you

Re: MD5-read permission?

2003-08-14 Thread Nils Valentin
2003 8 14 12:50Nils Valentin : Hi Steven, while the general idea sounds not to bad, I guess the bad guess would I meant the bad guys - what a silly typo ;-) just use a undecrypt function wich they either develop themself or get from somewhere. Best regards Nils Valentin Tokyo/Japan

Re: MD5-read permission?

2003-08-14 Thread Nils Valentin
Hi Steven, while the general idea sounds not to bad, I guess the bad guess would just use a undecrypt function wich they either develop themself or get from somewhere. Best regards Nils Valentin Tokyo/Japan 2003 8 14 03:07Lefevre, Steven : Hey folks - While contemplating the design of