Best practice in passwords

[eluser]CocoMansur[/eluser]
1. what are the best practice in encoding a password?
2. What is the best practice in storing a password in mysql?
3. what type should it be in mysql?
4. any other tips?

[eluser]Aken[/eluser]
For hashing a password, use PHPass. The rest, Google around. There are thousands of articles on this subject.

[eluser]Rok Biderman[/eluser]
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