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Topic: Encrypting a Password Before It is Added

Posted By: Misty
Subject: Encrypting a Password Before It is Added
Date Posted: 10 May 2005 at 3:15pm

I am trying to encrypt a password value before it is being added to the database. Can someone please help me with this?

I am currently getting the following error message:

Compiler Error Message: BC30451: Name 'EncryptIt' is not declared.

Source Error:

Line 215:                         objDataRow("Password") = System.DBNull.Value 
Line 216:                 else 
Line 217:                         objDataRow("Password") = EncryptIt(Password, strENCRYPTION_TYPE)  
Line 218:                 end if

Here's some of my code:

dim Password as String

Password = txtPassword.Text

code that has an error: 'Set string values

if Password = "" then

objDataRow("Password") = System.DBNull.Value

else

objDataRow("Password") = EncryptIt(Password, strENCRYPTION_TYPE)

end if

Replies:

Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 10 May 2005 at 4:06pm

Well do you have a function called encrypt it? And if so have you imported the namespace it is in? I.e. if its in the namespace MyEncryption.CryptoStuff you need to put a

<%@ Import NameSpace="MyEncryption.CryptoStuff" %>

or

Imports MyEncryption.CryptoStuff

or

using MyEncryption.CryptoStuff;

where applicable

Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 10 May 2005 at 4:07pm

Where is your EncryptIt Function located?

Try something like



Dim password as String = txtPassword.Text
 
If password="" or password = String.Empty THEN
   objDataRow("Password") = System.DBNull.Value
Else
  objDataRow("Password") = EncryptIt(Password, strEncryption_Type)
End If
 
Private Function EncryptIt(ByVal password as string, ByVal strEncryption_Type as EncType)
' Your encryption code here
Return encryptedPassword
End Function
 
Private Enum EncType
   MD5,
   SHA1,
   SHA256
End Enum

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Posted By: Misty
Date Posted: 11 May 2005 at 1:18am

Mart wrote:

Well do you have a function called encrypt it? And if so have you imported the namespace it is in? I.e. if its in the namespace MyEncryption.CryptoStuff you need to put a

<%@ Import NameSpace="MyEncryption.CryptoStuff" %>

or

Imports MyEncryption.CryptoStuff

or

using MyEncryption.CryptoStuff;

where applicable

This didn't work. I got an error message when I used the name space above. I realized that I had forgotten to add a function. I added a function. It works fine now.