What is the easiest way to encrypt a password when I save it to the registry?

Question

Currently I\'m writing it in clear text oops!, it\'s an in house program so it\'s not that bad but I\'d like to do it right. How should I go about encrypting this w

Answer 1

One option would be to store the hash (SHA1, MD5) of the password instead of the clear-text password, and whenever you want to see if the password is good, just compare it to that hash.

If you need secure storage (for example for a password that you will use to connect to a service), then the problem is more complicated.

If it is just for authentication, then it would be enough to use the hash.