Hi rhaazy, haven't seen you for a while.
This is in interesting problem, one that as a group we may be able to
identify better.
If everyone runs the following code and posts their results (with .Net
version, OS and 32 / 64 bit), we might be able to track it down:
String password = "passwordabc123987";
System.Security.Cryptography.MD5 md5 = new
System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider();
Byte[] result = md5.ComputeHash
(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.UTF8.GetBytes(password));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
{
sb.Append(result[i].ToString("X2"));
}
Console.WriteLine("Encoded Hash: " + sb.ToString());
My results (.Net 2.0, Windows server 2003 32-bit)
9E2A13BC30EF95CC7798D698E62BECD9
On 20 Nov, 20:30, rhaazy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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)
