MD5 Password?

[peters]

Is there a decrypt function that will allow taking the saved MD5 encrypted password and obtaining the originally inputted characters back?

Pete,

[KingSparta]

it is called a MD5 Decryption they have web sites that will do that for you.

from one of them website.

How it works?
MD5 is a 128-bit encryption algorithm, which generates a hexadecimal hash of 32 characters, regardless of the input word size.
This algorithm is not reversible, it's normally impossible to find the original word from the MD5.
Our tool uses a huge database in order to have the best chance of cracking the original word.
Just enter the hash in the MD5 decoder in the form above to try to decrypt it!

[Pablo]

There are dedicated websites that allow you to decrypt MD5 passwords by using a database search or brute force.
But this will only work on simple and short passwords. If the password is long enough then it's usually not possible to reverse it.

[peters]

Thanks so much for your replies.
I just wanted to know as users will call for support if they forgot their login password and I was not sure if I could easily recover it, or do I need to add in like what you have in your Login Tools; a password recovery process where you simply change the password and email the customer a new one.

In my C++ projects I am using a cryptolib.dll and it also uses a MD5 hash. However, it comes with both a encrypt() and decrypt() internal functions, so as a developer I can reverse the password.

Pete,