If you are still using MD5 to encrypt passwords in a database, it might be a right move to look for a better algorithm. SHA256 should be a good replacement, and the question today is to see how to migrate from MD5 to SHA256. As a general rule, MD5 is a hashing function, not an…
Sometimes, when you download a file on the Internet (program, image, etc.), you might get another file with it, with a md5 file extension (ex: myfile.iso and myfile.iso.md5). If you don’t know what to do with this file, you’re at the good place, I’ll explain everything in this article. An MD5 file is generated to…
The main goal of MD5 was to hide sensitive data like passwords by encrypting it in a database, so that even if the database is downloaded by someone, there is no way they can get all the passwords directly. The MD5 algorithm has been created especially to not have a reverse function. Why? MD5 is…
Decrypting MD5 hashes is probably a goal for most of you on this website, and hashcat seems a pretty good tool to help you in this task.The problem is that it’s not the easier software to understand and use, whatever your operating system is.In this tutorial, I will explain everything and show you effective ways…
The big question many beginners have about MD5 is how to decrypt hashes after encryption.In this post, I’ll explain you this, and specifically, how to do this in Python. How to Decrypt MD5 Passwords in Python?The MD5 cryptographic algorithm is not reversible.A word can be encrypted into MD5, but it’s not possible to create the…
The MD5 encryption algorithm is still one of the most used in the world, and specially in MySQL tables.In this tutorial, I’ll show you how it works in a database, and especially how to generate it easily with PHPMyAdmin. When inserting a new line with PHPMyAdmin, there is a dropdown menu on the left of…
Do you wonder how to generate a MD5 file checksum? You are at the best place, in this article, I’ll show you 7 methods to do this, so you’ll necessarily find one that works for you. As a general rule, the MD5 checksum for a file can be generated with a command line or third-party…
MD5 and SHA1 are often used following a random pick by the developer, but it’s not the same thingIn this post, I’ll introduce these two solutions and explain how they differ. The main difference between SHA1 and MD5 is that MD5 produces a 32-character message digest, while SHA1 produces a 40-character hexadecimal. Also, the MD5…
The idea of a brute force attack is to try any possibility, one by one, until finding the good password.As the MD5 algorithm is really fast, is the perfect candidate for that kind of strategy.In this article, we’ll see the tools you can use to attempt a brute force attack on a MD5 hash. There…
You probably already read that information, and you know that MD5 is not the most secure hashing functionBut do you know why? Do you know safer alternatives?This is what I’ll explain you today. Why is MD5 not secure?MD5 is a cryptographic algorithm, often used to store passwords in a databaseBut this algorithm is no longer safeBrute force…
