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MD5 encryption and lost password
IceX
22 Aug, 2008 - 01:16 AM
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Hi all i have done a MD5 encryption and is successful and users can log in .

However if the user request for lost password and in my database shows the encrypted password using MD5 , is there any way to "decrypt" the password for users requestingg for lost password ? as MD5 is a one way encryption ...
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22 Aug, 2008 - 01:26 AM
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Decrypting the password could be seen as unsecure. As well, I'm sure that such a method does exist, however I don't know of any way to do so. It's easier to simply reset the existing password with a random string & number sequence, & then email that to the user by way of the registered email address.
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26 Aug, 2008 - 10:38 PM
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Decrypting the password could be seen as unsecure. As well, I'm sure that such a method does exist, however I don't know of any way to do so. It's easier to simply reset the existing password with a random string & number sequence, & then email that to the user by way of the registered email address.



hmmm i changed the way it works by resetting the password instead of showing the password directly from the database . thanks
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26 Aug, 2008 - 11:19 PM
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Some encryption methods do not allow you to decrypt back to clear text. And yeah, resetting is the best practice.
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