Simple Encryption and Decryption

[Fred Nelson]

I'm developing a web application and I'm trying to find a simple way to
encrypt and decrypt a password field. A one-way encryption won't work since
I need to be able to e-mail users their password if they loose it.

I have searched MSDN and there are obviously many VERY complex encryption
services available - I don't need certificates or PKI, Kerberos, etc - just
something simple:

* for example:

key=(value I set)

scrambledpassword = simpleencrypt(inpassword,key)

unscrambledpassword = simpledecrtyp(scrambledpassword,key)

Any help would be GREATLY apprecaited!

Thanks,

Fred

There is many posts relating to this in microsoft.public.dotnet.security....
try your luck there...


"Fred Nelson" <fr**@smartybird.com> wrote in message
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I'm developing a web application and I'm trying to find a simple way to
encrypt and decrypt a password field. A one-way encryption won't work since I need to be able to e-mail users their password if they loose it.

I have searched MSDN and there are obviously many VERY complex encryption
services available - I don't need certificates or PKI, Kerberos, etc - just something simple:

* for example:

key=(value I set)

scrambledpassword = simpleencrypt(inpassword,key)

unscrambledpassword = simpledecrtyp(scrambledpassword,key)

Any help would be GREATLY apprecaited!

Thanks,

Fred

[Fred Nelson]

Thank you - I have posted the message there!

Fred

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There is many posts relating to this in microsoft.public.dotnet.security.... try your luck there...


"Fred Nelson" <fr**@smartybird.com> wrote in message
news:uG****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

I'm developing a web application and I'm trying to find a simple way to
encrypt and decrypt a password field. A one-way encryption won't work

since

I need to be able to e-mail users their password if they loose it.

I have searched MSDN and there are obviously many VERY complex encryption services available - I don't need certificates or PKI, Kerberos, etc -

just

something simple:

* for example:

key=(value I set)

scrambledpassword = simpleencrypt(inpassword,key)

unscrambledpassword = simpledecrtyp(scrambledpassword,key)

Any help would be GREATLY apprecaited!

Thanks,

Fred