Is there a secure PHP encryption on which NSA hasn't put or isn't able to put in future of 20 years it's hands on?
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Jump to PostWho knows :)
But I would hazard by saying no. Let's say new technologies could speed up the decryption, or they could find a flaw in the algorithm, or they could add an hidden backdoor into the new chips: once you change one of the components in your server, or …
Jump to PostAFAIK, the enrypted data requires a key to decrypt it. So for most of us, encryption is only as secure as the location of the key. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Jump to PostSorry, check these links:
- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mcrypt-encrypt.php
- http://www.php.net/manual/en/mcrypt.examples.php
And let say you're using this script:
<?php $key = "this is a secret key"; $input = "Let us meet …
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