Hello again, members of the PHP Technorati. Again I come seeking your guidance on the subject of AES encryption in the Mysql db. I understand that it is better to use VARBINARY instead of varchar, I have two questions:
1- Does VARBINARY allow unlimited string length or is it like varchar that allows about 220 characters?
2- How do I implement AES 256 encryption? Is it just a matter of using large salt?
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Batoe
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AES MySQL encryption issue.
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Re: AES MySQL encryption issue.
OK for Question 1, upon further web search, I discovered:
VARBINARY(max)
max indicates that the maximum storage size is 2³¹-1 bytes- 29.9 mb
Batoe
VARBINARY(max)
max indicates that the maximum storage size is 2³¹-1 bytes- 29.9 mb
Batoe