Ever since I started using PHP and MySQL I felt a bit uncomfortable about my password being shown plain text. Here is a quick idea how to obfuscate it using base64 encoding.
To make it easier (and as a part of getting familiar with Qt framework) I wrote small application to encode/decode my password:
Feel free to use it.
Application is written using Qt 4.5.1 framework and compiled for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.
Download:
FYI, i just put these lines on a php file :
the output is :
password
I dont get the poin, what the use of it, when someone can simply
decode just like that.
CMIIW
Line removed :
echo base64_decode(“cGFzc3dvcmQ=”);
Just for those who can look over your shoulder when you edit file with settings…