The IRC services only use mysql and I think it has its own encryption, not sure how to program in pun_hash() to call anything, I will ask the guys at Anope they made the services program

As far as i know punbb program put them there,, You see I only recently added the chat service to the website.  So punbb hashes the passwords with an encryption key.

Is it possible to use the same encryption key, if so where would i find it within the program?

I look at the database entry for passwords as I am attempting to Link the Mysql Database for punbb forum (which i find is a great bit of software) to the Anope services for IRC database, so that my users can login on the chat room with the same credentials as they use on the forum.

When i was looking at the fields to see where them records are kept to program the services to use that database file and location for its usernames and passwords i noticed that the entry for password was encrypted.. Now the services has an option to encrypt called dec..

What i would like to know is 2 things.. Does punbb use the standard encryption from mysql? And can the forum be forced to use plain text for passwords?

Thanks in advance