decrypt password

[gwolff2005]

Hi How can I decrypt a mysql password.

In this case:

e9e0fd927aa0c3c5c3ac59b99fdbb110

 

I have a database for user where the passwords are all decrypted but in order for me to help them with their accounts I need to go into it..

Thanks!

[trq]

That looks like an MD5 hash not encryption. A hash cannot be reversed.

[techdude]

Easy!

 

1. Download hashcat

2. Set the search type to "brute force"

3. Set the character set to ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890-=+_)(*&^%$#@!~`{}|\][:"';<>?/.,

4. Click the go button.

5. Wait 5+ years to completion. (More if the passwords are longer than 8 characters, or your computer is slow.

 

The moral of the story? If you need access, ask for them to temporarily change their password to one that you set.

 

Please Note: cracking MD5 hashes is not only difficult, it is usually illegal! Remember this one rule of thumb: there is no legitimate reason to crack a hash in a production environment.  Also, to any programmers that are reading this, it would be better to code your programs using SHA-1 or better hashes since MD5 has been cracked years ago, and SHA hashes have a larger keyspace, and less collisions.