Greetings. I have a client who has a web service that I need to authenticate with. He sent me credentials for testing, which I currently have hardcoded. The password he sent me is the md5 encrypted string. When I try to create the same string using what should be the original password I get a different md5 hash.
I had a coworker run the same code I am using against the same original string and he gets a different hash as well. This leads me to believe that there is some kind of a key being used. I have done some research but have only found pieces of information. >From what I have gathered each machine has a machine key which I need to store in my config file. So I ask if someone could verify my thoughts, and also perhaps point me in the correct direction so that I could report back to my client (who is a developer) about what he needs to provide me for me to correctly hash the password. (where might he be able to find this key if it does indeed exist)
