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Using SHA1 with password

Thread began 5/15/2009 4:24 am by phil.evans372967 | Last modified 5/15/2009 12:00 pm by phil.evans372967 | 5725 views | 11 replies

5/15/2009 12:00 pmRay BorduinWebAssist

You can't convert back from SHA1. It is a one-way encryption.

Lost password in an SHA1 encrypted scenario has to give someone hints, or allow them to reset the password.

The reason why SHA1 is so good for security is that you can't unencrypt it.

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