PHP Encryption

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  1. #1
    Hi,What’s the difference between md5(), crc32() and sha1() crypto on PHP?
     
    katty.jonh, Jul 25, 2012 IP
  2. freenet

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    On wikipedia you have more and more detail about md5, crc32 and sha1 ;)
     
    freenet, Jul 25, 2012 IP
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    Ideally you'd want to use the hash() function in PHP to encrypt your data. Using the SHA512 encryption algorithm is probably the most powerful algorithm currently, along with a salt makes for a hard-to-crack password or other data. Something along the lines of this:
    
// Salting should be much more thorough than this with a better random number generator.
$salt = rand(1000,99999);

$password = $_POST['password'];
$password = hash("sha512", $password.$salt);
    Code (markup):
     
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    Useful information shared.Thanks
     
    cheochi, Aug 1, 2012 IP
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    People need to understand that encrypting and hashing are two entirely different thing.
     
    PHPlancer, Aug 1, 2012 IP