Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64"

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2008


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 101275
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texte = Hi Matthew, I tested WebDNA and learned that it won't produce [math] results more than 15 chars long before it resorts to scientific notation, and therefore it appears your suggestion is not possible ... :( I also did a bunch of reading online about prime numbers (very interesting) but none of it matters for use in WebDNA if the [math] context cannot produce numbers more than 15 chars long. It sure would be nice if encrypt / decrypt worked with cookies, and I'm not sure why it doesn't when it works with db's. Any theories about this? Sincerely, Ken Grome > Yes the 533000389 is a prime number. Do a Google search > for prime numbers and you should fine many sources > online. Just pick a favorite number to use on your own. > I would suggest something 9 or more digits long. > > The 40 in my equation was simply part of the example. 10 > characters for the user name, 10 characters for the > password. Concatenate them together and you have 20 > characters. Assuming you use 2 digit numbers in your > ascii conversion table these 20 characters would convert > to a 40 digit number. > > The number 125 was just a random number I pulled from > thin air simply to add another multiplier into the > equation. But you can create any equation you want. > > Just to make sure everyone is following here's what I'm > suggesting for the ascii table: > A=24 > B=37 > C=74 > D=82 > E=90 > F=64 > G=83 > H=71 > *WARNING* make sure you use numbers greater than 9 or > this method will fail. > > So then if you are converting the username ABAB and the > password DFGH you would end up with: > ABABDFGH = 2437243782648371 > That would be the number you then encode with your prime > number. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Stuart Tremain 2012)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Brian Fries 2012)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Psi Prime Inc, Matthew A Perosi " 2012)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Govinda 2012)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Stuart Tremain 2012)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Gary Krockover" 2008)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Marc Thompson 2008)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Bob Minor 2008)
  19. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Brian Fries 2008)
  20. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Marc Thompson 2008)
  21. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Patrick McCormick 2008)
  22. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  23. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Brian Fries 2008)
  24. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Christer Olsson 2008)
  25. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  26. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  27. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  28. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  29. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  30. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  31. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  32. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Psi Prime, Matthew A Perosi " 2008)
  33. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  34. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Bob Minor 2008)
  35. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  36. RE: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Olin Lagon" 2008)
  37. RE: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Olin Lagon" 2008)
  38. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Psi Prime, Matthew A Perosi " 2008)
  39. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  40. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Psi Prime, Matthew A Perosi " 2008)
  41. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  42. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" ("Psi Prime, Matthew A Perosi " 2008)
  43. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  44. Re: [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  45. [WebDNA] Encode cookies ONLY via "method=Base64" (Kenneth Grome 2008)
Hi Matthew, I tested WebDNA and learned that it won't produce [math] results more than 15 chars long before it resorts to scientific notation, and therefore it appears your suggestion is not possible ... :( I also did a bunch of reading online about prime numbers (very interesting) but none of it matters for use in WebDNA if the [math] context cannot produce numbers more than 15 chars long. It sure would be nice if encrypt / decrypt worked with cookies, and I'm not sure why it doesn't when it works with db's. Any theories about this? Sincerely, Ken Grome > Yes the 533000389 is a prime number. Do a Google search > for prime numbers and you should fine many sources > online. Just pick a favorite number to use on your own. > I would suggest something 9 or more digits long. > > The 40 in my equation was simply part of the example. 10 > characters for the user name, 10 characters for the > password. Concatenate them together and you have 20 > characters. Assuming you use 2 digit numbers in your > ascii conversion table these 20 characters would convert > to a 40 digit number. > > The number 125 was just a random number I pulled from > thin air simply to add another multiplier into the > equation. But you can create any equation you want. > > Just to make sure everyone is following here's what I'm > suggesting for the ascii table: > A=24 > B=37 > C=74 > D=82 > E=90 > F=64 > G=83 > H=71 > *WARNING* make sure you use numbers greater than 9 or > this method will fail. > > So then if you are converting the username ABAB and the > password DFGH you would end up with: > ABABDFGH = 2437243782648371 > That would be the number you then encode with your prime > number. Kenneth Grome

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