sending the password from the data database to the email Using C# windows form

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Posted 30-Aug-13 0:24am

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Nelek 30-Aug-13 6:27am

Perfect, you have our permission, go ahead.

Since you didn't ask any question, it is difficult to give you a better answer.

I strongly recommend you to read:
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[no name] 30-Aug-13 6:32am

If you are able to send the password through email in plain text then you are storing you password incorrectly. If you are storing the passwords correctly, in non human readable format, then you would not need to do this at all.

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lukeer · Answer 1 · 2013-08-30T00:32:00

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Don't send passwords. Ever. Not by eMail. Nor any other way. Don't.

The only scenario where one could wish to do so (and still won't) is when a user forgot his password. Then, you don't send it to him. Instead, he provides his new password. And even that password is not transferred, just its hash value.

You don't even have his password. If you do, something already went wrong in the past.

Posted 30-Aug-13 0:32am

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Dave963 30-Aug-13 8:29am

I agree with lukeer 1) Never keep clear text passwords in your database 2) Use security questions to confirm users identity and then allow him to create a new password