https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:22:42 +0000 Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:24:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12729 https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ https://forums.webwiz.net/using-encrypted-unencrypted-passwords_topic12729_post70477.html#70477 Author: dj air
Subject: 12729
Posted: 28 November 2004 at 9:24am

what about making a query to update each account using the lines of this (this isn't the SQL just talking it through)

select all accounts
- get existing password
- use for encryption with the password being the existing one
- re update the forum with a new salt code (randomlly generated in process) and the new encrtypted password.

that way all passwords remain the same and they are none the wiser


Edited by dj air - 28 November 2004 at 9:25am]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:24:44 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/using-encrypted-unencrypted-passwords_topic12729_post70477.html#70477 https://forums.webwiz.net/using-encrypted-unencrypted-passwords_topic12729_post70440.html#70440 Author: Donky Kong
Subject: 12729
Posted: 27 November 2004 at 12:01pm


Hello everyone!
Thanks for the forums and for the live community that you are building.

Here is my Idea( I am new here so please.... )

I am planning on adding the forums to an existing website with about 10,000 users.
I have come to the point of decision of removing the encryption of passwords because as I understand there is no other solution in such a case.

I am thinking of using two password fields.
Old_pass, password.
When a registered user user enters the site/forum he will be notified to "refresh" his account - so encryption will be used and his password will be moved from the old password/unencrypted field to the new and encrypted one.

A new registered user will be encrypted.

After a period of 6 months all active users will be moved to the new field and all inactive users will be deleted.

1. What do you think of my idea?
2. I have a hebrew website, are there any restrictions on usernames?

Thanks reading.
DK
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