windows login form in vb2005

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I want to create a user secure login application to authenticate users to my application. My question is creating it using database or in XML, which one is the best method to use? How can i go about this?
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Posted 7-Aug-12 2:17am

kingsoh

Updated 16-Nov-12 23:43pm

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[no name] 7-Aug-12 8:29am

The "best"? The best method is the one that fills your requirements. Based on the zero amount of information that you have provided, if you have 1 or 2 users then go XML. If you have 2500000 users then use a database.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Aug-12 15:11pm

OP should understand that your advice is very approximate. If you have 15 users but 2500000 of, well, something else, it won't hurt to add those users to the database as well... :-)
Of course, the question is not correct, hardly could be answered much better.
--SA

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-11-17T00:01:00

Where you store them is a lot less important than what you store: If you are comfortable with XML, then use that. If you are happy with a database, (and you won't have to install SQL Server with each installation of your application) than use a database.

Much more improtant is to store the correct information - not a password, but a hash of the password. Have a look here, it might give you some ideas: Password Storage: How to do it.[^]