Securing passwords stored inside of a database field using Python

[Moshe Zadka]

On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Andreas Jung <andreas at andreas-jung.com> wrote:

> When it is neccessary to decrypt stored passwords you could try an algorithm
> like IDEA. Maybe take a look at the mxCrypto or amkCrypto package for Python.
> They implement the most popular crypto algorithms. But take care of the
> US export controls for encryption software.

A bigger problem might be patents: IDEA, for example, is patented.
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