Re: [Boost-users] hashing a string

From: Kirit Sælensminde (kirit.saelensminde_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-07 22:20:48

Mark Wyszomierski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to hash a string, something like:
> 
> 1) Take string (password) from user
> 2) Hash it
> 3) Store to disk
> 
> I see boost has some hashing features, but am not quite sure how they
> work. Do they do this type of thing? I'm looking for some really
> simple hashing, this is just for a simple application.

There is a Boost.Crypto in the vault - 
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2007/09/127248.php

We use OpenSSL for this on Windows which I'm pretty sure also works on 
Unix too.

Don't forget to salt the password before hashing :)

K

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