Perl/DBI newbie: password storage / security question

2003-09-13 Thread zedgar
the previous admin was fired. I'd be grateful if anyone could point me to some documentation which I failed to find or just say few simple tips. Thanks a lot! (Should I post it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's indeed a problem with CGI scripts, but the problem itself is not stricte CGI-rela

Re: Perl/DBI newbie: password storage / security question

2003-09-14 Thread zedgar
cause to my great surprise I couldn't find anything in perlfaq and any other Perl documentation or books I've read. Thanks a lot. -Zedgar Z. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How to secure database password? (was Re: Perl/DBI newbie: password storage / security question)

2003-09-17 Thread zedgar
d to the Internet. Chuck, your solutions of storing the password in another database,[5] or moving the password outside the script[6] don't solve the problem, but only move it to someplace else, where it is still unsolved, not improving the security at all. Zedgar. Footnotes: [1] About the sec