What it salt?

This might be a dumb question but what is salt in the profile database and how does it relate to the password? I'm trying to format the confirmation email to have the user name and password but it sends the encrypted password instead. Not the one to enter to get in.

It's part of the encryption that passwords go through. You can add <Password> to the email template to have it send the user's password.

The salt is added to the end of a MD5 hash of the cleartext password entered during signup which is then hashed again using sha.

Whats stored in the database is a hashed version of the password. It's one-way. Meaning it cannot be un-hashed.

Ahhhh ok. :) Can always depend on you two! Thank you!

I tried to add the <Password> to the email template but it sent the actual password in the DB. It was encrypted so it was like 16 characters long.

Angela

I tried <Password> on Dolphin 7.0.6, and it's sending me the hashed password, instead of the clear-text one. I guess they changed something in how the system handles passwords.

its the substance in the shaker at the dinner table. dont use it, it clogs your arteries......

LOL>>>>>>>>

use SEASALT instead its more healthy