how can i open md5 ?

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ScOrPi
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how can i open md5 ?

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Hi all ,

i've question :(

now i've script , but if a member lost his password how can i send for him

i can send it to his mail .. but it would send as md5 char.

how can i un - md5 ?

Thanks :D
cpetercarter
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Re: how can i open md5 ?

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You can't decrypt an md5 hash. (Well, some folks say they can, but for practical purposes, md5 is one-way encryption). So you can't send people passwords which they have lost. You need to make an arrangement which allows them to reset their password instead.
ScOrPi
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Re: how can i open md5 ?

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aha .. that's why vB lost password be random ..

thanks dud
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