# Flash and encryption

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-encryption/51744>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 16, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-encryption/51744 "2004-05-16T15:51:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![grouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@grouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grouse)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-encryption/51744/1 "2004-05-16T15:51:04Z")

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Hi all,

basically, I am trying to set up a flash login for a phpBB forum, i don’t know how to encrypt the password imput in the flash so that I can pass it through the php to check with the MySQL database. I think this is how it is done!

How do you encrypt a text imput in flash?