md5 decryption

[meowmeow]

how do I use md5 to decrypt an encrypted password in VB3???

i get the $password and $salt from the database...
..i then want to revert it to the plain text password!

how do i do that?

[Zachery]

how do I use md5 to decrypt an encrypted password in VB3???

i get the $password and $salt from the database...
..i then want to revert it to the plain text password!

how do i do that?
There is no way to do this.

and its not encrypted, its hashed

[meowmeow]

there is no way?!?!
so if i want to compare two passwords i would have to get the $plain_text_pwd and HASH it with the $salt of the HASHED password and check they're the same? correct?

[Zachery]

You would need to use the same process vBulletin uses and use the end resut to compare the hashed password results

[Xenon]

the passwords of vb3 are doublehashed.

you have to has the value with your lisencenr as well.
Try to do a search to find out how the password generation works exactly.
i know from a thread where it's explained in detail :)

and the general thing:
it's not just that way in vb, the md5 hash cannot be used to recreate the original password. It's mathmatically impossible :)