Re: Definition of password hashing algorithm in 4.1.7

2004-12-15 Thread Mike Moran
Mark Matthews wrote: [ ... ] Mike Moran wrote: I've been looking into what algorithm MySQL 4.1.7 uses for password hashing/encryption, with a view to ascertaining how secure it is. Does it conform to any combinations of published Specs e.g. MD5/SHA-1/etc? [ ... ] Mike, MySQL-4.1.7 uses SHA-1. The

RE: Definition of password hashing algorithm in 4.1.7

2004-12-15 Thread SciBit MySQL Team
Mike, The newest MySQL uses SHA1 in combo with random generated 20 byte session hash values. The procedure is irreversible and therefore why it is not possible to obtain the original password. MySQL is thus very secure and only vulnerable to a bruteforce attack. You can partially secure you

Re: Definition of password hashing algorithm in 4.1.7

2004-12-15 Thread Mark Matthews
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike Moran wrote: > I've been looking into what algorithm MySQL 4.1.7 uses for password > hashing/encryption, with a view to ascertaining how secure it is. Does > it conform to any combinations of published Specs e.g. MD5/SHA-1/etc? > > I had a look