[SOLVED] Question about MD5 passwords

[DBookatay]

I am setting up a registration form that has password fields.

I set up the field with a maxlength of 20 characters and am encrypting the entry using MD5.

 

Question is, if a password is the entire 20 characters, what length should I set my VARCHAR input in the dB?

How many alphanumeric characters are returned in MD5 for 1 "normal" character?

[PHP_PhREEEk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5

 

32 characters, typically, regardless of input string. Most of the fields I work with set the VARCHAR to 40 chars.

 

PhREEEk

[DBookatay]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5

 

32 characters, typically, regardless of input string. Most of the fields I work with set the VARCHAR to 40 chars.

 

PhREEEk

 

Thanks for the help, and the article...