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Encryption made simple


Kris McCann
02.27.2001
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Encryption made simple
Kris McCann

If you've ever written an application that stores passwords, you'll know the importance of encryption. There's no point in password protecting things if all a user has to do is open a file or database to get all of the stored passwords. It is possible, however, to write a very simple function that will both encrypt and decrypt passwords. Simply pass the function the string you wish to encrypt, a

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nd a short key (to make it harder to break your encryption), and it will return the encrypted version. Pass it the encrypted version, and it will translate it back into plain text. Enjoy.

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Kris McCann is a Senior Programmer/Designer for Europa Systems Ltd, located in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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