encrypt method=APOP broken or just not enough docs? - was MD5encryption
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47384
interpreted = N
texte = >If you figure this out I'd really like to know myself. I use a >script to change the>user>information for Apache, but I use the WebCat DB to keep track of >the information>first then call the script from a tpl.>>I could dig up my method for you, but I would really like to see >what you come up>with.>>Matt Perosi>NJ-Singles.com>It appears that the APOP encryption method may be broken, at least in webcat 4.5.1/OSX. To borrow some code from Brian's recent excellent explanation of encryption:[text]tIn=blahblah[/text][text]tEn=[url][encrypt method=APOP&seed=ABC123][tIn][/encrypt][/url][/text][text]tDe=[decrypt method=APOP&seed=ABC123][unurl][tEn][/unurl][/decrypt][/text]tIn=[tIn]
tEn=[tEn]
tDe=[tDe]
[if [url][tIn][/url]=[url][tDe][/url]][then]Good[/then][else]Bad[/else][/if]
This always returns Bad, no matter what the input or seed. Does APOP have a special seed like Cybercash encryption does? The docs are a little thin on this point...I'm using WC4.5.1 on OSX 10.2.3.-Dale-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>If you figure this out I'd really like to know myself. I use a >script to change the>user>information for Apache, but I use the WebCat DB to keep track of >the information>first then call the script from a tpl.>>I could dig up my method for you, but I would really like to see >what you come up>with.>>Matt Perosi>NJ-Singles.com>It appears that the APOP encryption method may be broken, at least in webcat 4.5.1/OSX. To borrow some code from Brian's recent excellent explanation of encryption:[text]tIn=blahblah[/text][text]tEn=[url][encrypt method=APOP&seed=ABC123][tIn][/encrypt][/url][/text][text]tDe=[decrypt method=APOP&seed=ABC123][unurl][tEn][/unurl][/decrypt][/text]tIn=[tIn]
tEn=[tEn]
tDe=[tDe]
[if [url][tIn][/url]=[url][tDe][/url]][then]Good[/then][else]Bad[/else][/if]
This always returns Bad, no matter what the input or seed. Does APOP have a special seed like Cybercash encryption does? The docs are a little thin on this point...I'm using WC4.5.1 on OSX 10.2.3.-Dale-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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