I have saved user passwords in MD5 form in my database, now I want to send password to users in plaintext, is there any way I can convert an MD5 string to plaintext?
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I have saved user passwords in MD5 form in my database, now I want to send password to users in plaintext, is there any way I can convert an MD5 string to plaintext?
Md5 is a hashing algorithm. There is no way to retrieve the original input from the hashed result.
If you want to add a “forgotten password?” feature, you could send your user an email with a temporary link to create a new password.
Note: Sending passwords in plain text is a BAD idea 🙂