Comments on: Corruption using MySQL AES_[EN|DE]NCRYPT functions http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/corruption-using-mysql-aes_endencrypt-functions-2008-05-26/ Expert times and information on MySQL Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:35:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Richard Thomas http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/corruption-using-mysql-aes_endencrypt-functions-2008-05-26/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Richard Thomas Mon, 26 May 2008 03:42:15 +0000 http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-368 Don't use varchar, use binary If you have to use varchar you can do a hex/unhex on it prior to storage to ensure the stored characters don't have issues. Matter fact the mysql manual now clear states the whole binary bit http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/encryption-functions.html Don’t use varchar, use binary

If you have to use varchar you can do a hex/unhex on it prior to storage to ensure the stored characters don’t have issues.

Matter fact the mysql manual now clear states the whole binary bit
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/encryption-functions.html

]]> By: Tom Krouper http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/corruption-using-mysql-aes_endencrypt-functions-2008-05-26/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Tom Krouper Mon, 26 May 2008 00:49:46 +0000 http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-367 I'd love to hear about the solution on this. We've had something similar, but thought it was related to dumps and imports. What charset can handle all characters from aes_decrypt/encrypt? I’d love to hear about the solution on this. We’ve had something similar, but thought it was related to dumps and imports. What charset can handle all characters from aes_decrypt/encrypt?

]]> By: Richard Thomas http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/corruption-using-mysql-aes_endencrypt-functions-2008-05-26/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Richard Thomas Sun, 25 May 2008 23:57:26 +0000 http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/?p=1072#comment-366 Check out the columns character set, The set your using does not support some of the characters coming out. Check out the columns character set, The set your using does not support some of the characters coming out.

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