PHP encryption using Java PBEWithMD5AndDES

[meanses]

There is java encryption file / process that is used quite frequently in the JSP world (found here:

http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.crypto/PassKey.html).

The current company I am working for has developed their own version of an LDAP server which uses this encryption standard. I am the only developer using PHP and I am required to use their LDAP / profile systems and to do such I have to follow their encryption standards.

It looks like to me this standard is known as “PBEWithMD5AndDES” and uses an 8 byte salt.

I would like to avoid using the php/java functions if possible and write a php script that can encrypt on the same standard.

Is this even possible?

 

[Bastien]

see

http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.crypt.php

and

http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php

Bastien

I wish my computer would do what I want it to do,
instead of what I tell it to do...

 

[meanses]

Yeah.. I've done my research with the php based crypt functions..PHP doesnt have a one step solution that I could find for PBEWithMD5AndDES.

The other developers and I found a way around the whole problem and php is not going to authenticate the users.

 

[IDTstudios1]

I know this is off of your situation, but can java encrypt to just plain MD5 like php? Just curious...

 

[meanses]

I'll ask the java /jsp programmers tomorrow at work. I'm almost 100% it can.. but it wont hurt to verify it with them.