Password Changing??

[clairedorrian]

Hi there!

I'm in a bit of difficulty. I've a password protection form initiated in part of my system, but i need to provide users with the option of changing the password, for increased security, blah de blah....

I've a button titled "Change Password", but i basically don't know where to go from here.

Any suggestions would be marvellous!

Cheers
Claire

[Sanj]

hi

i also have password prtection to get into my system but am mean and will not let user chage theer password apart from through code (however that may have to change ...) so i have thought about it a little!!

(ok i will stop waffeling now )

basicall how are u storing the current usernames and passwords??

what u got do is save the seting using savesetting and maipulate it round that!!

or u could have a "hidden" grid some where in ur package that stores all the info!!

then once they click the botton have a form that has three text box's

first is the current password
second new password
third new password

IF first password is correct for that user then check textbox 2 and three are the same if they are then replace where u have stored the data else ERROR message!!

well these are some ideas!! hope it help

[jim mcnamara]

We store passwords in plain files, just encrypt them really well.
We use Message Digest 5 (Rivest's algorithm).

Here's a freeware dll that implements it and super easy to use.
Download vbmd5.zip from here.