[release vb2] Database Password Encryption

Updated 15th July 2001
Simplish hack that allows end users to chose if they want to store encrypted versions of their password.

Full details of how this is implemented are contained in the file.
Requirements:
vBulletin 2.0.0
This has not been tested on rc1/2/3 beta1-5. It might work or it might not.

From the june 3rd update onwards a installation script is included, full details in the instructions.

I'll have to check this out, but it sounds very interesting

[MrLister]

this is auctually really good. it would be a lot better if vBulletin came with this. I hate people that just use phpMyAdmin and look at your passwords.

[rebby]

sweet!!!

[Freddie Bingham]

We will consider switching to encrypted passwords in the future.

[rebby]

Originally posted by freddie
We will consider switching to encrypted passwords in the future.

please do... plain text passwords is one of the only things that i don't like about vb.

[MrLister]

plain text passwords is the only reason why i have to memorize so many different passwords for each vB i sign up with.

Originally posted by mrlister
plain text passwords is the only reason why i have to memorize so many different passwords for each vB i sign up with.

heh, you too?

dabean can you explain exactly to me how i do this part

ALTER TABLE user ADD encryptedpass SMALLINT DEFAULT '0' not null
CREATE TABLE passgen (requesthash char(32) NOT NULL, userid int(10) unsigned DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL, requestedtime int(10) unsigned DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL)

[tubedogg]

Just a suggestion - stick your instructions and this file into a zip and put it up instead of just your text file. It's MySQL made easy.

Rename this file to dbencrypt.php, stick it in your admin directory and go to it in a browser - login like you would to your Admin CP and then it'll do the queries and link you to your Admin CP.