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03.15.2008 at 03:46PM PDT, ID: 23244543
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self destructing password

Asked by mattjp88 in PHP Scripting Language, MySQL Server

Hello,
I am currently trying to figure out a way to store a password in a PHP file for use in decrypting rows in my mysql database.  The problem is that if a hacker gets into the server or php files, they can very simply just get the key used to encrypt/decrypt the database.  I cannot afford such a program as Zend Encryptor, and the others have gotten bad review as for security.  So I was thinking, and there has to be some way of securing a password from everything, including the internal scripts of a site.  Does anyone have any ideas?Start Free Trial
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[+][-]03.16.2008 at 09:52AM PDT, ID: 21137471

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