[LI] Password

[Raj Mathur <raju@xxxxxxx>]

Passwords are typically encrypted using a one-way function like DES or 
MD5, and there is no way to reverse this process.  The only way to see 
if a given plaintext matches an existing password is to encrypt the
plaintext using the same algorithm and see if the encrypted strings
match.  This is the approach that smart crack engines like Crack use
- -- try to guess the original password, encrypt each guess and see if
it matches the actual password.

Regards,

- -- Raju

>>>>> "Sumit" == Sumit Rangwala <sumitr@xxxxxxxx> writes:

    Sumit> Hello Can any body tell me is there any way to know the
    Sumit> real password if i have the encrypted one.

    Sumit> Sumit Rangwala Final Year B.E. (Computers) SGSITS Indore
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