Snipplr - chrisaiv http://snipplr.com/users/chrisaiv/language/ruby/tags/SHA1 Recent snippets posted on Snipplr.com en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:21:07 GMT (Ruby) Encrypting passwords for a database using one-way hash technique (SHA1) http://snipplr.com/view/3957/encrypting-passwords-for-a-database-using-oneway-hash-technique-sha1/ Before you save a password to a database, it may make sense to encrypt it. That way when you do some user authentication, you can compare the users submitted password to the one on the database.

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