how to retrieve password which is stored using md5 function

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how to retrieve password which is stored using md5 function

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"I am using secure md5 to generate a password.
In case my user forgets his password, there is any way to reconstruct it."
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Re: how to retrieve password which is stored using md5 funct

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jeephp wrote:"I am using secure md5 to generate a password.
In case my user forgets his password, there is any way to reconstruct it."
Ranjana
No. MD5 is a one-way hash.
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