09-01-2009, 03:18 PM
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#11 (permalink)
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Wizard
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gamer13
Mostly I use this technique:
PHP Code:
<?php
function customHashFunction($password)
{
return md5(pack('H*', md5($password)) . $password);
}
It generates a fairly strong salted md5 hash, because the pack-function returns a low-valued ASCII code, which might not even be printable (values below ASCII 32, which is a space). |
That adds no more security and any other salt. Packing it merely scrambles the value in a known (and reversible) way before hashing it. |
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