[rt-users] RT password stored in db

[Ruslan U. Zakirov]

Karl R Pietri wrote:
> Should have been a little more detailed.  I have no
> programing skill in perl so i am writing the password
> converter in php.  
> -----from User_Overlay.pm-------
> returns an MD5 hash of the password passed in, in
> base64 encoding.
> 
> =cut
> 
> sub _GeneratePassword {
>     my $self = shift;
>     my $password = shift;
> 
>     my $md5 = Digest::MD5->new();
>     $md5->add($password);
>     return ($md5->b64digest);
> 
> }
> ----------------------------------
> 
> I have tryed various combinations of md5 and
> base64_encode (and even decode) in php to try and match
> it.  Http://ww2.nvps.net/~karl/password.php so far none
> have worked.  Any ideas out there?

I don't know php at all but I think you should use
base64_encode(md5('password'))

> 
> 
> -Karl Pietri
>    (616) 365-6126
>    LAN Technician
>    Northview Public Schools
>    Grand Rapids, MI
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Karl Pietri" <kpietri at nvps.net>
> To: <rt-users at lists.bestpractical.com>
> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:38:50 -0500
> Subject: [rt-users] RT password stored in db
> 
> 
>>Can any one tell me how the password is stored in
>>rt.  (like the function) i need to write a script to
>>copy users/pass from a different db we already have
>>setup (where password is stored in plain text).
>>Thanks
>>
>>-Karl Pietri
>>Northview Public Schools
>>616-365-6126
> 
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