md5 password

[eanimator]

Hi guys,


any good method to display md5 converted password ??


Thanks in advance

[logic_earth]

<?php print md5('password'); ?>

like that?

[eanimator]

<?php print md5('password'); ?>

like that?

NO!!!!!!!!

It's like that:

$pass = "12345";


$md5_pass = md5 ($pass);



echo($md5_pass); // prints 827ccb0eea8a706c4c34a16891f84e7b


I want this "827ccb0eea8a706c4c34a16891f84e7b" to be converted in original whioch is "12345".

[Sorccu]

NO!!!!!!!!

It's like that:

$pass = "12345";


$md5_pass = md5 ($pass);



echo($md5_pass); // prints 827ccb0eea8a706c4c34a16891f84e7b


I want this "827ccb0eea8a706c4c34a16891f84e7b" to be converted in original whioch is "12345".

It's a one-way algorithm, so there's no way to "decode" it back to normal. Bruteforcing and md5-hash databases are your only hope.

[auricle]

Why would you want to convert from an md5 hash to the original string? Is it because you'd like build a function that would e-mail a user's password back to him if he forgot it?

I suppose you could use encryption instead, but perhaps a better way is to have your script make a new password and mail that to the user (as a temporary means of logging in) and advise the user to change it ASAP.

[eanimator]

yes. That's was wobbling in my mind too..