RE: password

> If this were to be used as a serious security tool, you would
> be better off studying some of the well known password crackers
> and duplicating the algorithms in PL/SQL.

Sounds like a project to add to my todo list. Actually it's one I've had on the backburner for some time. This can also be done with Perl, of course.

If anyone is interested, I would suggest starting with one of the best Unix password crackers, John the Ripper: http://www.openwall.com/john/

TTL,
Sean

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