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By DigitalDuffman
via krissteele.net
Published: Nov 10 2008 / 12:07

MD5 Encrypt a Password String
Never store passwords as plain text. Here is a simple function that will take a string and make it into an MD5 encryption, making the world a more secure place in one fell swoop.
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mheath.myopenid.com replied ago:

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It's not enough to simply hash the password. A salt should be used to make the "rainbow table" attack mentioned in the article less useful. Given the fact that MD5 has known vulnerabilities, a SHA-2 family hashing function (SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512) would be a better choice.

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leafnode replied ago:

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MD5 is not an encryption algorithm. Encryption is reversible.

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