Re: [PHP-DB] md5() function

2008-01-14 Thread Andrés G. Montañez
MD5 is also known as an one-way crypt system; you can encryptit but never unencrypted; only using brute force or a hash list you can retrive a 'string' that it's hash is the one stored; but it is not necesary the same original string; this is also known as a hash collision. So, in short... no,

Re: [PHP-DB] md5() function

2008-01-14 Thread Daniel Brown
On Jan 14, 2008 2:26 PM, Miguel Guirao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi!! I'm using the md5() function to encrypt a password and store it into a database. Now I want to retrieve that MD5 password and convert it into it's human readable condition. Is there a function opposite to md5()??

Re: [PHP-DB] md5() function

2008-01-14 Thread Jason Gerfen
Steven Cruz wrote: Hello; I maybe wrong, but I believe it is one way. What you need to do is take your input and encrypt it and check if matches your current encrypted value. :) peace and hugs. Miguel Guirao wrote: Hi!! I'm using the md5() function to encrypt a password and store it

Re: [PHP-DB] md5() function

2008-01-14 Thread Steven Cruz
Hello; I maybe wrong, but I believe it is one way. What you need to do is take your input and encrypt it and check if matches your current encrypted value. :) peace and hugs. Miguel Guirao wrote: Hi!! I'm using the md5() function to encrypt a password and store it into a database. Now I

RE: [PHP-DB] md5() function

2008-01-14 Thread Miguel Guirao
Thanks every body for your replies!! It is clear to me that I can not reverse a hased string!! Thanks!!! Guirao -Original Message- From: Jason Gerfen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Lunes, 14 de Enero de 2008 02:04 p.m. Cc: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] md5() function