Using Java to Encrypt Passwords

• A set of Java classes for encrypting passwords

• Uses the powerful java Cryptography API

• Need to download JCE 1.2 from http://www.javasoft.com

  • Then make sure that you have placed jce1_2-do.jar in the CLASSPATH.

    You can decompress the jar, but then it expands into multiple paths and you have

    more configuration work to do. So just add the jar file to the CLASSPATH. The

    CLASSPATH can be changed in System/Environment tab in the Control

    Panel.

• If you need a COM dll then use Visual J++ to put a COM wrapper around them.

  After you have created a COM object you can use an SQL Server stored procedure

  or an ASP page to invoke it.

• Enciphering and ciphering data depend on having a key. If you change the key

  then all your passwords will not work. Also if someone can get your key they can

  get all your passwords. So the table or file holding the key must be guarded

  with extreme care.

• The connection is made using the ODBC-JDBC Bridge, since this is the most

  available driver. However, for any real java database work you will need a

  commercial JDBC driver such as WebLogic.

  • Please make sure that your ODBC connection has the following

    unchecked: "Use ANSI nulls,padding and warning". If it is

    checked then you will have a string with nulls appended to the size of the

    VARCHAR.

• The passwordSecure.java creates a command line program with a sampler of the

  methods available. Normally the calling program would have a web interface, but

  it is simpler to present it this way.

• If you have further questions please contact me at Les Smith/FONT>