Android Question Insert hash and salt into MySQL table

[achtrade]

I'm stuck with this, I have no idea how to insert those bytes variables.

This is what I have:

Dim password As String 
    
    password = "Te$t2015"
    Dim salt() As Byte = Utils.CalcSalt(password)
    Dim hash() As Byte = Utils.CalcHash(password, salt)
   
    ExecuteRemoteQuery("INSERT INTO Users (Name, LastName, Email, Hash, Salt, Phone) VALUES ('aaa', 'xxxx', 'xxx@hotmail.com', " & Array As Object(hash) & "," & Array As Object(salt) & ",'9994332222'", NEW_USER)

I'm getting an "Internal Error"

In the table, only hash and salt are blob type

Help

 

[walterf25]

I'm stuck with this, I have no idea how to insert those bytes variables.

This is what I have:

Dim password As String
   
    password = "Te$t2015"
    Dim salt() As Byte = Utils.CalcSalt(password)
    Dim hash() As Byte = Utils.CalcHash(password, salt)
  
    ExecuteRemoteQuery("INSERT INTO Users (Name, LastName, Email, Hash, Salt, Phone) VALUES ('aaa', 'xxxx', 'xxx@hotmail.com', " & Array As Object(hash) & "," & Array As Object(salt) & ",'9994332222'", NEW_USER)

I'm getting an "Internal Error"

In the table, only hash and salt are blob type

Help

What is the error you're getting?

 

[DonManfred]

You cannot use arrays in your sql statements... Try to send STRINGs for salt and password.

 

[achtrade]

You cannot use arrays in your sql statements... Try to send STRINGs for salt and password.

don't you mind tell me how I can do this ?

thanks.

 

[Troberg]

Why are they blobs? Is it because you want to store an array? In that case, a table with a database relation would be the proper way to do it.

In my experience, if you use blobs for anything besides unstructured binary data (images, document files et cetera), you are doing something wrong.

Try to aim for third normal form (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_normal_form). It's a reasonable trade-off between theory and practicalities in database design in typical real world scenarios.

 

[achtrade]

Ok, I could insert the record using bcon.HexFromBytes(hash) but I had to change in the db the field type from blob to string(255).

Is this the correct way to store the hash and salt in a database ?, I have read in another forum that these 2 fields should be blob type.

 

[Troberg]

Ok, I could insert the record using bcon.HexFromBytes(hash) but I had to change in the db the field type from blob to string(255).

Is this the correct way to store the hash and salt in a database ?, I have read in another forum that these 2 fields should be blob type.

I would convert them to hex and store as string. If nothing else, I'd do it because they'd be readable in the database, which makes debug sooooo much easier.

Blobs are nasty, avoid where possible.

 

[achtrade]

ok.

thanks.