Secure storage of user passwords

Hi,

What is a good way to store passwords using php and postgresql and what columns/column types do I need to do so?

I understand I want to salt and hash the passwords but don't quite grasp how to actually implement it.

Also is pgcrypto an option here?

Thanks

asked 27 Mar '11, 15:04

Paddy Martinez
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If you want a pure PHP solution you should not use pycrypto as it is a python library. In general this question has no simple answer since there are so many ever changing ways of encrypting your passwords, instead I recommended you read the following,

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answered 27 Mar '11, 15:18

johns
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edited 17 Jun '11, 11:12

seanf
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pgcrypto is a postgresql library

(27 Mar '11, 15:28) Paddy Martinez

My fault, I am a python developer and I read pycrypto.

(27 Mar '11, 15:35) johns

We can make pgcrypto available on your database if you need it - just open a support ticket to let us know the name of your database, and we'll set up pgrypto for you.

(17 Jun '11, 11:09) seanf

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