Asked By
Frank Trask
10 points
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Posted on - 01/31/2013
Can I decrypt a password using the rainbow tables and remove salt from the encrytped string? I know MD5 is one way but is it possible to decrypt salt md5 hash?
Is it possible to decrypt salt md5 hash?
Hi Frank,
md5 is not an encryption mechanism, it is a one way hash function. Which means you cannot get a plain text back from the hashed value. The only way to guess the plain text from a hashed value is to put a test string through the hash function and compare the two hashed values. Â Adding salt prevents the generation of identical hash values.
