For eg : I have in my database : 96fce58d95975292ad444d2d1c89bdfd
How do get its original value? , ie, hewlett
jatar_k
3:51 pm on Aug 7, 2007 (gmt 0)
are you looking to recover a lost or forgotten password?
if so, the standard procedure is to create a new random password and email it to the email address attributed to the account.
You can understand that reversing the MD5 of the password would be a bit of a security concern.
Lord Majestic
3:51 pm on Aug 7, 2007 (gmt 0)
Generally speaking - no, unless the text that was MD5-ed was very simple (like say one word: password) and can be guessed using by brute force checks on dictionary.