>>>>Hi,
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>>>>VFP 9 Help shows an example of Crypto Foundation Class which is based on Windows API routine. Given that VFP 9 was released several years ago (before even Window 7 was released), would it be practical to use it now? If not, what alternative would you recommend for encrypting a string (e.g. a password in XML file)?
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>>>>TIA.
>>>
>>>Hello Dmitry,
>>>Encryption is not something I mess with. If there's any doubt, go reputable third party. It's a small price to pay for peace of mind, IMO.
>>
>>Hello Mike,
>>Good to see you here again.
>>One of the consideration is to use a 3P approach for encryption. I know that sweetpotatosoftware has an encryption library which I even tested long time ago. So I may resort to it. But I want to first try using the Hash routine that Gregory recommended.
>>Thank you.
>
>I read more of the thread and it looks like you're doing this with a password, so hashing would be preferable IMO.
Thank you. This is the approach I am going to follow.
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