>>>Hi Joe - thanks for answering. That is a good idea, but how would
>>>I encrypt the user name?. Would I scramble the letters of
>>>the user name and have internal code that unscrambles when
>>>it is time to check the user database? thanks .. :)
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>>Another way is to keep the USERS table readonly on the server. No encrypting is needed, but you must have authority to edit it yourself (or whoever is responsible for maintenance must)...
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>thanks Bruce - I will make a note of it.... :)

Robert,
For encripting the user info and such,l why not look at the simple routine like this:

Loop Thru the username string
GET ASCII Value of the char place in string
Add 5 to the above number
get Char of the above calculated #
add this char into a temp string
Endloop

replace username in table with the new string

When you need to get the username from a user, reverse the procedure to compare the user input against what you have in table..

Thanx!

Tony Miller
Vancouver, Wa