On Sun, 14 Oct 2001 hodges@xxxxxxxx wrote: > I need to save user ids and passwords to be used for access > to records in a database. The passwords should be encrypted > before saving. Are there builtin or standard php functions > to do encryption/decryption or does one need to add a library > to a standard php install (RedHat 7.1). http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.crypt.php or, for better security, http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php (btw, found this by searching for 'encryption' on the homepage at php.net.) -- Joel BURTON | joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | http://joelburton.com | aim: wjoelburton Independent Knowledge Management Consultant