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Re^2: Passwords, hashes, and salt

by waswas-fng (Curate)
on Jun 24, 2005 at 18:40 UTC ( [id://469790]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Passwords, hashes, and salt
in thread Passwords, hashes, and salt

Because there have been multiple documented attacks against MD5. You don't need the password if you can run out and come up with a new plaintext that ends up with the same digest.


-Waswas

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