Securing passwords stored inside of a database field using Python

[Andreas Jung]

On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 03:27:39AM +0200, Moshe Zadka wrote:
> 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.

I know. IDEA is protected by software patents. That's the reason
why e.g. GnuPG does nut IDEA and RSA but e.g. Blowfish. 

Andreas