encryption / decryption

[Sat Kum]

i want to encrypt a password field before sending to database and decrypt the same after fetching.
is there any provision to do this in java ..?if so how do i go about it..?
any answers...plz reply ASAP.

[Rene Larsen]

Try this link:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/security/MessageDigest.html
Rene

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