fwPack/fwUnpack in php?

[Richard Gaskin]

Frank Leahy wrote:

> I'm successfully using fwPack and fwUnpack to store passwords in a 
> preferences file -- thank you Richard!
> 
> Has anyone ported this code to php by chance?  I was about to do it, but 
> figured if it had already been done I'd save a 1/2 a day.

The "MDX" algorithm used in fwPack/fwUnpack is not very secure compared
to powerhouses like Blowfish.  I don't work with PHP often, but I
suspect there are hooks to stronger methods available.

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