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h0ly lag · 06-25-2008, 10:53 PM

Thanks Wildhoney, I read both of the articles and all the replies. It seems like I was already on the right track.

Anyways, here is something I pieced together with some help from Google. It will generate my random salt. Not sure why I'm posting it, figure it might help someone. Or maybe some critique?

PHP Code:


			
//generates a random salt for use when crypting user passwords
//includes all upper and lower case, numbers, and common symbols (no ALT code symbols)
function gen_salt($length)
    {
    $salt = "";
    $possible = "abcdefghjklmnpqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*()_-+=[]{}\/.,?<>`~";
    $i = 0;

    while($i < $length)
        {
        $char = substr($possible, mt_rand(0, strlen($possible) - 1), 1);
        $salt .= $char;
        $i++;
        }

    return $salt;
    }

06-25-2008, 10:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
h0ly lag The Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nevada, USA Posts: 52 Thanks: 10	Thanks Wildhoney, I read both of the articles and all the replies. It seems like I was already on the right track. Anyways, here is something I pieced together with some help from Google. It will generate my random salt. Not sure why I'm posting it, figure it might help someone. Or maybe some critique? PHP Code: //generates a random salt for use when crypting user passwords //includes all upper and lower case, numbers, and common symbols (no ALT code symbols) function gen_salt($length) { $salt = ""; $possible = "abcdefghjklmnpqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*()_-+=[]{}\/.,?<>`~"; $i = 0; while($i < $length) { $char = substr($possible, mt_rand(0, strlen($possible) - 1), 1); $salt .= $char; $i++; } return $salt; } __________________