Re: Case sensitive password

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On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Kyle Browning <nomspes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Why not md5 the password, and store the md5 encryption.
> Then when they type something in, md5 it and compare the md5 strings.
> That will ensure that it is Case Sensitive
>
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:04 PM, R.C. <rme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Daniel,  I think that did the trick.  Am checking this out now...
>>
>> Best
>> R.C.
>>
>> ""Daniel Brown"" <parasane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > >
>> session_start();
>> > >
>> > >  $_SESSION ['userpass'] = $_POST ['pass'];
>> > >  $_SESSION ['authuser'] = 0;
>> > >
>> > > $login = "VIDEO";
>> > > $login2 = "video";
>> > >
>> > > if (($_SESSION['userpass'] == $login) or ($_SESSION['userpass'] ==
>> $login2))
>> > > {
>> > > $_SESSION['authuser'] = 1;
>> > > ?>
>> >
>> >     Try this:
>> >
>> > <?php
>> >
>> > if(preg_match('/^'.$_SESSION['userpass'].'$/i',$login)) {
>> >         echo "Good.\n";
>> > } else {
>> >         echo "Bad.\n";
>> > }
>> >
>> > ?>

Because that would make the password comparison case-sensitive (as one
might reasonably infer from the subject of the message). However, the
OP wanted the password to be case-INsensitive.

Andrew

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