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Originally Posted by Gunderak
Yeah, pretty much sums it up.
A way of using this would be to store the "encrypted" string in a database then have the server compare what the "encrypted" user input. So theoretically it could be used.
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Since it can be decrypted you would want to use a hash for that.. Because hashes cannot be.. And that's how u use a hash (one way encryption)..
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Originally Posted by Crow
Elaborate.
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He means passwords should be encrypted using a one way encryption (hash).. Something that if stolen u can't decrypt since it compares your encrypted input to the encrypted password.. I believe hashes are still considered a type of encryption..