> -----Original Message----- > From: Asim Manzur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 4:45 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: HASH() reverse > > So, it means there is no software/tool available for reversing the hash() > value? > Anybody aware anything about it?
Others have said - but to be clear you're essentially asking "where can I buy a key that would open any lock?" A common mistake is too think of hashes as "encryption" - they're not. They don't represent the source. It's better to think of a hash as a "Fingerprint". There is no way, using a fingerprint, to reconstruct the finger which made it. That information isn't represented by the fingerprint (which is only a "surface reflection"). However if you have a finger you CAN use a fingerprint to determine if the finger is in face the one that made the print. In other words hashes (like fingerprints) can identify the original but can't ever recreate it. Make sense? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205914 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
