PHP retrieving a hashed password from database
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:54 am
Hi,
I am trying to build a secure "forgot your password" function in php but I come across the fact that a hashed password (md5 or sha1) cannot be decrypted thus i cannot retrieve it for a user in case one forgot it. What are the ways of going around this issue?
thanks in advance.
I am trying to build a secure "forgot your password" function in php but I come across the fact that a hashed password (md5 or sha1) cannot be decrypted thus i cannot retrieve it for a user in case one forgot it. What are the ways of going around this issue?
thanks in advance.