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php user login security

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:19 pm
by nawhaley
Hey does anyone know a good site to find to help me develop a login page using PhP and Javascript to hash the users password for security reasons. I just need something relatively simple to keep casual hackers out of my database system while allowing my users to access the application at the same time. I've tried using javascript to do an MD5 hash on the client side adding in a random challange variable to keep hackers from just sniffing the clear text or the hashed text and getting in all the time but I dont seem to be having any luck.

I can hash anything I want on the server end but when I try to do the javascript portion of the code its not recognizing the external js file I have that allows javascript to hash. So does anyone here know any sites I can go to get some ideas on how to resolve this?

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:32 pm
by Roja

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:36 am
by nawhaley
it says that topic dosen't exist anymore when I try to link to it.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:10 am
by Roja
nawhaley wrote:it says that topic dosen't exist anymore when I try to link to it.
Odd. Works for me.

Look in the "Tutorials section", for "Challenge/Response Login Process Tutorial". Thats what I am linking to.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:13 am
by malcolmboston
doesnt work for me either

just search for it

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:35 pm
by mickd

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:15 am
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
Its linked from my sig even - I checked, it certainly exists...

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:23 am
by mickd
Roja had a different url up there before, thats why it didnt work..

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:16 am
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
Missed the edit ;) Any q's on the tutorial let me know...