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Old Nov 13th, 2006, 4:34 AM   #7
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Well I tried to incorporate everything you guys suggested.
Andro:
I created my own 128 bit hashing function which I hope prevents the likelihood of people taking the time to determine the hashes it makes.
I may also provide an option to generate a random password as well (that way the passwords are even more difficult to hack)
Wizard1988:
I didn't utilize the htaccess file because as I imagine that feature would be too advanced for a novice (and I consider myself a novice) computer user.
Sane:
My new hash function I figure eliminates the need for "salting" the hash, but I'll keep that option in mind should it become necessary to use it later on, and of course there's no libraries for my own hash code, unless they were created in like that last 10 seconds lol :beard:
tempest:
I changed the board_users extension to .php (so that no one can look at what is stored within). Which should help conceal the passwords from wandering eyes.

Thx for all your suggestions, they really helped give me a sense of direction.
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