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Is this Data Encryption/Storage Method Secure?

Let me first say that I know it is a bad idea to store sensitive information in a mysql database, so please don't respond by saying "DON'T DO IT" or something to that effect. I am building a website ...
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Is it secure to use a custom written Php extension for handling + hashing (db) keys?

I'm designing the security of a new application and try to figure out what the best way is to store the keys of the mysql AES encryption in the file system. I've seen several options like store it ...
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Strongest cryptographic algorithm available in PHP 5.3

Which options are available in the default installation and which ones by third-parties like extensions or frameworks? P.S. By Cryptography I mean algorithms which could be decrypted, not one-way ...
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Sending data form registration forms

I understand that sending data from the user to the server, unencrypted, is a bad practice. That is logical. So how do I encrypt 'userside' and send the data to the server in encrypted form? Can ...
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Does shuffling a hashed password increase its security?

I am making a web app and I'm now stuck on making the login secure. I'm thinking of adding a salt to a user-inputted password and then hash it. (md5 or sha for example) and then I will reshuffle the ...
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How secure is aSSL (javascript)? Does it effectively mimic SSL?

Some of you may be familiar with the aSSL project, which uses AJAX/PHP to mimic the SSL protocol. It uses RSA 512 or 1024 for the keys, and AES for the actual data. It looks impressive to me in ...
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User data encryption/decryption in a database (PHP)

I was wondering which is the best way to encrypt and decrypt user data in a database, to make it much more secure as it is possible? I was reading about AES but I would like to know if is really the ...
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How do I protect user data at rest?

I want to encrypt the username, email, and password fields in the database AND encrypt user files at rest. How can I do this? I am aware of software such as Gazzang and since there is not cost ...
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Encrypting IP addresses in a MySQL database

I'd like to encrypt IP addresses in my MySQL database, with the following constraints: Does not need to be resistant to attackers that can execute queries. Must be resistant to attackers that have ...
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A proposal for Data Transmission and Password Encryption [closed]

I need to implement a sensitive data protection scheme which can meet the requirements on secure data transmission, protection and storage, assuming mutually trusted third party is not available, that ...
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openssl_digest vs hash vs hash_hmac? Difference between SALT & HMAC?

openssl_digest vs hash vs hash_hmac I want to use SHA512 for storing password. Which of the above methods are best to use? Why? What is the difference between SALT & HMAC? I just read ...
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Mysql - two-way encryption of sensitive data (email addresses) outside of Apache, PHP and MySQL

We store user email addresses in our database, like many other websites. While we do take pride in the security measures in place, sometimes "just enough" is just not enough. We've begun looking into ...
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Which encryption algo should be best for an Android application [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Which type of encryption algorithms android supports, and which would be better? I am confused about to use of DES. Triple DES, RSA and AES algorithms, I think I ...
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TCrypto - Comments about design decisions I made?

I have pushed some code to GitHub to demonstrate the usage of symmetric key encryption in PHP. It is a small key-value storage library and it (optionally) offers ability to encrypt the stored ...
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Thoughts on Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA, anyone)?

I'm planning to implement Tiny Encryption Algorithm and exchange data between two PHP sites. Specifically, using the code presented at PHP-einfach.de Does anyone have any experiences / thoughts / ...