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Ok, I understand we cant save plain password text on the AutoIt (compiled or not) for a safety reason.

I (just) understand how to use password hashing if the user need to enter password.

Something like this:

$server_password_hash = "380183901830210"

$user_entered_password = InputBox("Security Check", "Enter your password.", "", "*")

If hash($user_entered_password) <> $server_password_hash then
     Msgbox(0, "Info", "Wrong Password!")
     Exit
else
     continue
endif

But what if we want to connect to the mysql server to read databases without user need to input the password?

Something like this:

$mysql_username ="myusername"
$mysql_password_in_hash = "981891839193231"
$mysql_database_name = "mydatabase"
$mysql_server_name = "mywebsite.com"

$SQLInstance = _MySQLConnect($mysql_username, unhash($mysql_password_in_hash), $mysql_database_name, $mysql_server_name)

If somebody decompile to code, he could easily get the password with unhash($mysql_password_in_hash), so where is the point hashing the password in this scenario?

Please enlight me :)

Hope that I'm not starting a hamster wheel again in this thread and got my thread stopped :D

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What's the point of password protecting the database if anyone that uses this script won't need it?

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@dwerf, http://autoit-script.ru/index.php/topic,2241.msg16333.html#msg16333

#include <string.au3>

;~ $sCryptedPass = _StringEncrypt(1, 'qwerty', 'qwerty')
$sCryptedPass = '9BA81FDF0B89502F8E2B599A'

$sPassInput = InputBox('Password', 'Enter your password (qwerty):', '', '*')
If @error Then Exit

If _StringEncrypt(0, $sCryptedPass, $sPassInput) = $sPassInput Then
    Execute(_StringEncrypt(0, _
    'E3DD1FA20B8B512F8F59599BA2BFDC054B10F068FDE104C0EE6' & _
    '0BC5B63C52E214CD5891A3DF915F03BBB24439C92632BEF9178' & _
    '484514F0D06D7AA2169B911BB8E2CF588470D2B7CA256DA4555' & _
    'CECAAE8039CF1DF9CE5190B2997EFD6CDBF97A99B9C0D088A00' , _
    $sPassInput))
Else
    MsgBox(0, 'False', '"' & $sPassInput & '" is false.')
EndIf
Edited by AZJIO
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I think BrewManNH was suggesting you make a new user with only read access, who has no password (or has a password you just store in plaintext).

That way the sql server has to worry about security, not your script.

Just make sure there isn't any sensitive data in tables that you don't want anyone to be able to read!

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I think BrewManNH was suggesting you make a new user with only read access, who has no password (or has a password you just store in plaintext).

That way the sql server has to worry about security, not your script.

Just make sure there isn't any sensitive data in tables that you don't want anyone to be able to read!

Aha! I got your point, BrewManNH!

You mean I should create a new user for reading this database (currently i connect to the database as root) and ask the user to enter the password everytime he start this script?

Ok, I've been thinking over and over again. Mat were right, this is not it suppose to do.

This is the scenario:

User input username and password, and I need to verify that username and password against the one that store in mysql database.

So I need to connect to the mysql database using password that NOT INPUTTED by user, because I cant let the user know the database password, right?

How that could possible without I explicily store the mysql database password on the source code?

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@dwerf, http://autoit-script.ru/index.php/topic,2241.msg16333.html#msg16333

#include <string.au3>

;~ $sCryptedPass = _StringEncrypt(1, 'qwerty', 'qwerty')
$sCryptedPass = '9BA81FDF0B89502F8E2B599A'

$sPassInput = InputBox('Password', 'Enter your password (qwerty):', '', '*')
If @error Then Exit

If _StringEncrypt(0, $sCryptedPass, $sPassInput) = $sPassInput Then
Execute(_StringEncrypt(0, _
'E3DD1FA20B8B512F8F59599BA2BFDC054B10F068FDE104C0EE6' & _
'0BC5B63C52E214CD5891A3DF915F03BBB24439C92632BEF9178' & _
'484514F0D06D7AA2169B911BB8E2CF588470D2B7CA256DA4555' & _
'CECAAE8039CF1DF9CE5190B2997EFD6CDBF97A99B9C0D088A00' , _
$sPassInput))
Else
MsgBox(0, 'False', '"' & $sPassInput & '" is false.')
EndIf

AZJIO, thanks a lot, this seems promising!

Using above example, the encrypted password for "qwerty" is "9BA81FDF0B89502F8E2B599A"

And there is no way to decrypt "9BA81FDF0B89502F8E2B599A" back to "qwerty" ? It's only 1 way?

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AZJIO, thanks a lot, this seems promising!

Using above example, the encrypted password for "qwerty" is "9BA81FDF0B89502F8E2B599A"

And there is no way to decrypt "9BA81FDF0B89502F8E2B599A" back to "qwerty" ? It's only 1 way?

Seems like this can be decrypted back, not 1 way :(

So what is the point if it can be decypted back?

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You want that the user entered the password and that he didn't know this password?

You missunderstood me.

User input username and password, and I need to verify that username and password against the one that store in mysql database.

The MySQL database contain something like this:

username1 = ...

password1 = ...

username2 = ...

password2 = ...

For me to verify the password, I need to connect to the MySQL database using a correct username and password, not the username and password that inputted by the user.

How can I read username and password for read the MySQL database without store it in the source code?

Or how can i safely store the password in the source code?

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You want that the user entered the password and that he didn't know this password?

You missunderstood me.

User input username and password, and I need to verify that username and password against the one that store in mysql database.

The MySQL database contain something like this:

username1 = ...

password1 = ...

username2 = ...

password2 = ...

For me to verify the password, I need to connect to the MySQL database using a correct username and password, not the username and password that inputted by the user.

How can I read username and password for read the MySQL database without store it in the source code?

Or how can i safely store the password in the source code?

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When you set the password in the database, set it to the hash rather than the plaintext password?

Good idea. But how?

When we save it as hash (rather than plaintext password), at the same source-code we will need to tell the script how to decrypt it, right?

(remember, we dont ask for user input for this password)

If somebody decrypt our code, he will easily know the password, in hash or plaintext.

Do I missing something?

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You can not do anything. Never store passwords in the script.

So the only way is to ask the user enter the database password?

If he know the database password, he can create his own script and read all of the data, not limited to what our script providing him, which is a bad idea.

So there is no solution for this problem?

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Please explain your goal more clearly.

From reading the thread I'd say that there are a few points to consider:

  • NEVER EVER store couples {login, password} in cleartext anywhere, especially in a DB. Always store hashes, preferably using salt.
  • Any script or program can be reverse-engineered, so don't store credentials in scripts/programs either.
  • Since your compiled script can be revere-engineered (please don't try talking this subject further here) what is the purpose of obtaining a {login, password} validity status from a remote DB? Without discussing further details, just realize that the script can be circumvented to bypass the validity check.
  • If you want to only allow access or operation on a local PC after credentials checking, why not use a local credentials checking procedure? Depending on the operation you want to allow/deny locally, the local OS may offer you a native way to do so.
  • The typical way to use credentials over a network is to supply {login, password} thru a safe channel to obtain access to remote resource (just like a forum e.g. this one). If the resource is local, either lock its access using local OS features or use to remote credentials validation obtain a unique "secret" (unique piece of data or code) necessary for accessing a local resource.
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