PHernandez wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:
>
>
>>How secure? Something simple like this can work in many situations:
>>
>>SELECT TRANSLATE('this is a secret',
>>'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz', '0123456789qwertyuiop[kjhbv')
>>FROM dual;
>>
>>SELECT TRANSLATE('p78o 8o 0 o42i4p',
>>'0123456789qwertyuiop[kjhbv', 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvxyz')
>>FROM dual;
>
>
> I respect you a lot and all, but OP is asking about passwords. A system
> where passwords are obfuscated in a reversible manner is broken, no
> matter the type of system.
>
> --ph
I agree completely ... Which is why I specifically referred the OP to
the OBFUSCATION TOOLKIT and CRYPTO and asked "how much security is
required?"
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Daniel A. Morgan
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Received on Fri Nov 11 2005 - 09:44:46 CST
