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Topic: how to convert user passwords to md5

Posted By: orkamurat
Subject: how to convert user passwords to md5
Date Posted: 19 March 2019 at 2:51pm

Hi,

I want to move webwiz forum users to another forum.

I have moved username, email, location, realname (also password)

But passwords doesn't match.

Converting md5 or decode them ?

How can i do it ?

Thank you.

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 19 March 2019 at 4:10pm

The passwords in Web Wiz Forums use a unique 160 bit one-way hash with salt so unlike the weak vulnerable MD5 message-digest algorithm cannot be decoded.

The only solution would be to have your members use the password recovery tool in the new software to reset their passwords.

I would also advise seeing if you can use a different hashing algorithm to MD5 as MD5 was designed in 1991 and was cracked many years ago and you might as well be storing passwords in plain text.

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