Hash is a fixed-length code string obtained by hashing (encrypting) the original data string. Hashing is commonly used to encrypt sensitive data, using different encryption algorithms. Sometimes it may be necessary to decrypt the hash - for example, if you forgot your password.
Instructions
Step 1
When encrypting data, different algorithms are used: md4, md5, mysql, etc. The most commonly used is the md5 algorithm of different variants. You can see an example of translating text into hash here: https://mainspy.ru/shifrovanie_md5. Enter any word in the field, click the "Md5 Hash" button, and you will receive an encrypted string. For example, the word "person" corresponds to the hash e3447a12d59b25c5f850f885c1ed39df.
Step 2
Trying to crack the hash algorithm is useless, so decryption comes down to brute force. That is, the encoded word is simply matched by comparison. The program that selects words compares their hashes with the one that needs to be decrypted. If a match can be found, the hash is decrypted.
Step 3
If you need to decrypt a hash, first use one of the free online services that perform a similar decryption. For example, this: https://hashcracking.ru/index.php. This service is convenient because it also contains hashes of words in Russian. Follow the link, enter the above hash in the corresponding field. Press Enter, you will see the hash decryption.
Step 4
There are a lot of similar services on the network, but if you cannot remember the password with their help, use a specialized program - for example, PasswordsPro. The program has several selection options, from the fastest - for simple passwords like 123, 121212, etc., to a bulkhead of a huge number of possible combinations. In the latter case, decryption may take more than one day (depending on the power of the computer).
Step 5
You can use John the Ripper to decrypt the hash. The only downside to the app is that it runs from the command line.
