Whether due to network configuration requirements or load-balancing, configuring multiple SSL sites on a single IP address can often provide more flexibility and ease of maintenance. The challenge with the implementation is that older browsers can only interact with one SSL site per IP address on port 443. Addressing this problem are two primary solutions: port redirects and virtual directories.
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Encrypting Passwords for the Web
ASP.NET, PHP, and most web platforms offer a variety of techniques for data encryption, ranging from simple hashing to fully reversible encryption algorithms. Developers will need to choose the algorithm that offers the most security possible, while sacrificing the least amount of capability.
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