Re: md5 decrypt...
| From: | jeremy brand | Date: | Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:33:34 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: md5 decrypt... | ||
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> hi list,
> i am making a user authorization system with mysql and php(4.02) on win2k
> professional server..
> i have a table in which i store loginids email and md5 encrypted
> passwords...
> now i want to implement "remind pass" facility by sending the passwords to
Nope, sorry, md5 is a one way hash. If you want to do a "remind pass"
you have to use either plain text or an encryption technique that you
can reverse.
> the email corresponding to the loginid. how do i decrypt the md5 password
> and send them the new pass if at all possible.????
> one possible thing to do is to generate a random pass and send it to the
> user..
If you store md5 passwords, this is what you will have to do.
:)
-jeremy brand
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