Posted by Colin McKinnon on 09/30/05 12:00

NC wrote:

>
> Since you didn't encrypt the string, you can't decrypt it, either.
> The only way to "decrypt" MD5 is to use a dictionary attack; if it
> fails, only brute force is left.
>

You can't decrypt it - you can only get colllisions then try to pick the
best candidate - and even then, it will take a ridiculously long time.

C.

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