protected $_saltLength = 50;
    protected $_saltChars = 'qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm1234567890QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM,.#!%*()-+=';

    /**
     * Hash the password and set the salt
     *
     * @see Model::beforeSave()
     */
    public function beforeSave()
    {

        if (isset($this->data['Member']['password']))
        {
            $salt = $this->_generateSalt();
            $this->data['Member']['salt'] = $salt;
            $this->data['Member']['password'] = sha1($salt . $this->data['Member']['password']);
            $this->data['Member']['status'] = self::STATUS_ACTIVE;
        }

        return true;

    }

    protected function _generateSalt()
    {

        for ($i = 0; $i < $this->_saltLength; $i++)
        {
            $str .= $this->_saltChars[rand(0, $this->_saltLength - 1)];
        }

        return $str;

    }

}