Posted by Andy Hassall on 05/27/05 21:51

On Fri, 27 May 2005 19:05:55 +0100, "simon" <spambucket@myoddweb.com> wrote:

>Sorry, but that's not true.
>As said, it is technically possible to get the original string but near
>impossible to do so.

Well, whilst it's technically possible to get a string that hashes to the same
value (which is generally all you need if it's used as a password), this only
means it _might_ be the original string; it is completely impossible to
determine whether it actually _is_ the original string.

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