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Encrypting Passwords in ASP

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A simple function to encrypt your users passwords

Introduction

Do you have a website where users need to login, and when they do you compare the password they enter with a column in a usertable? Some people do logins like this. It's easy to program and it works just fine. But what if someone got hold of the usertable and all the passwords of everyone? You may want to hide or encrypt the passwords in the usertable. Many programming languages have functions to do this. I make ASP-webpages, and I haven't found any quick functions to do this. There are plenty of components to do this, some free of charge even. But what if you cant install components on the webserver

Here is a short and neat way to encrypt your users passwords. You need two strings for it to work. Typically the username and the password.

Code

VBScript
Function encrypt(x1, x2)
    s = ""
    t = 0
    For i = 1 to len(x1)
        t = t + asc(mid(x1,i,1))
    Next
    For i = 1 to len(x2)
        y = (t + asc(mid(x2,i,1)) * asc(mid(x2,((i+1) mod len(x2)+1),1))) mod 255
        s = s & chr(y)
    Next
    For i = (len(x2) + 1) to 10
        If t>598.8 Then t = 598.8
        y = t^3*i mod 255
        s = s & chr(y)
    Next
    encrypt = s
End Function

If you want to test this function you can create an asp-page and upload it to your website. Here's my codelisting to encrypt.asp

ASP
<%
Function encrypt(x1, x2)
    s = ""
    t = 0
    For i = 1 to len(x1)
        t = t + asc(mid(x1,i,1))
    Next
    For i = 1 to len(x2)
        y = (t + asc(mid(x2,i,1)) * asc(mid(x2,((i+1) mod len(x2)+1),1))) mod 255
        s = s & chr(y)
    Next
    For i = (len(x2) + 1) to 10
        If t>598.8 Then t = 598.8
        y = t^3*i mod 255
        s = s & chr(y)
    Next
    encrypt = s
End Function
%>

<html>
<head>
 <title>Encrypt</title>
</head>

<body>
<% If request.form("name") = "" Then %>
<form action="encrypt.asp" method="post">
<input type="text" name="name"><input type="text" name="pass">
<input type="submit">
</form>
<% Else  %>
<% response.write encrypt(request.form("name"),request.form("pass")) %>
<% End If %>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

  • The function is not reversible, so there is no way to take the result and reverse it into the password. You will need to recreate the password with a new one (some users seem to forget their passwords and always wants it retreieved)
  • This is not a high-level encryption, but its good enough to hide it from lame hackers (hehe).
  • The password is always sent from the user inputpage to the page encrypting it. Somewhere in between a hacker can fetch it. Secure zones (SSL) can remedy this.
  • Feel free to use the code to whatever you like. But if you alter it make a post in the thread related to this article so we all can share the fun.

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Tommy live in Tromsø, a city far up north in Norway. He does programming and webdevelopment for a living.

Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralSecurity of the algorithm Pin
John Rayner21-Jan-02 1:24
John Rayner21-Jan-02 1:24 
GeneralRe: Security of the algorithm Pin
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 2:34
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 2:34 
GeneralRe: Security of the algorithm Pin
29-Jan-02 22:41
suss29-Jan-02 22:41 
Generalhashing is already in asp.net Pin
Johan Danforth10-Jan-03 1:10
Johan Danforth10-Jan-03 1:10 
GeneralRe: hashing is already in asp.net Pin
tommy skaue10-Jan-03 1:14
tommy skaue10-Jan-03 1:14 
GeneralA note from the author Pin
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 1:16
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 1:16 
GeneralRe: A note from the author Pin
James Curran21-Jan-02 2:42
James Curran21-Jan-02 2:42 
GeneralRe: A note from the author Pin
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 2:50
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 2:50 
Yes, you're right.

I have to admit that the article was submitted in a hurry. Big Grin | :-D

The reason I need to check t's value is that vbscrips variables has a max value of 2.147.483.647 and when powering t (t^3) it may exceed that value in just that expression... Frown | :(

I would move the test just after the first loop like this:
Function encrypt(x1, x2)
s = ""
t = 0
For i = 1 to len(x1)
t = t + asc(mid(x1,i,1))
Next
If t>598.8 Then t = 598.8
For i = 1 to len(x2)
y = (t + asc(mid(x2,i,1)) * asc(mid(x2,((i+1) mod len(x2)+1),1))) mod 255
s = s & chr(y)
Next
For i = (len(x2) + 1) to 10
y = t^3*i mod 255
s = s & chr(y)
Next
encrypt = s
End Function

Thanks James
GeneralRe: A note from the author Pin
James Curran21-Jan-02 2:49
James Curran21-Jan-02 2:49 
GeneralRe: A note from the author Pin
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 2:56
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 2:56 
GeneralRe: A note from the author Pin
Matthias Mann21-Jan-02 7:32
Matthias Mann21-Jan-02 7:32 
GeneralRe: UPDATED CODE Pin
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 4:53
tommy skaue21-Jan-02 4:53 
GeneralRe: UPDATED CODE Pin
22-Jan-02 5:32
suss22-Jan-02 5:32 
GeneralRe: UPDATED CODE Pin
tommy skaue23-Jan-02 21:38
tommy skaue23-Jan-02 21:38 
GeneralRe: A note from the author Pin
19-Apr-02 1:39
suss19-Apr-02 1:39 

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