UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.threads 6 Version 6 Support Password (de)encryption?

just wondering...

i am using a seperate program, but am trying to merge its username/password database with that of threads...ie: instead of user having to sign up for mulitple features of the site, just sign up once, same user and pass for all features of the site....know what i mean?

so i'm trying to see if there is an option that says "encrypt passwords" and be able to turn it off somehow, because the other features of my site do NOT encrypt passwords, so I *THINK* there would be issues there...because the password read by threads would be THOUGHT as encrypted, but its not, and vice versa for the other features...

I know it sounds like jibberish, but if anyone can help me out here, I'd be extremely thankfull!!!!!!

TIA

PS:

in opening up "adduser.php", around lines 244 - 269, we see this:

{Removed by Brett Harris as this is licensed only code}

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NOTE the second variable is changed from "$crypt" to simply "$pass", in thinkng that it will simply jump over encrypting the password and accept the password in its orriginal format (unencrypted)...

Would this solve my problems? I don't want to try it untill i know I wont mess stuff up in everything that is on my site!!!!


TIA!

[This message was edited by Brett Harris on July 29, 2002 at 09:44 AM.]

"Would this solve my problems?"

Nope, you've broken the board. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" /> You see, you have inserted in unencrypted password, but every other part of the board is still expecting an encrypted password. And should someone go into My Home and edit their password? it'll be encrypted again.

What you can do is either

A) make your other program use an MD5 password. Not fun probably.

B) go through every script in threads and make it use unecrypted password. Definately NOT fun.

C) add another column to the db (w3t_Users) for an unencrypted password. Leave what Rick has in adduser but add to it the insert for your unencrypted password for your other app into the new column. Make you other app read that column for the password. Considering that you have most of it already done I'd say that is far the easiest route.

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THANKS DOOD!