08-10-2022, 01:36 AM
(08-10-2022, 01:29 AM)pdo Wrote: So can't crack your hash because it isn't the hash for the password you think it is.
You think your plaintext is "password", but it's actually "password\n", that is: password followed by a newline
I'll demonstrate:
pdo@newmac ~ % echo password | md5
286755fad04869ca523320acce0dc6a4
but if I use the "-n" option for echo (meaning don't append the newline)
pdo@newmac ~ % echo -n password | md5
5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99
ahhhhhh now I see, I mixed up the hash when I was testing, what a stupid mistake! Sorry to bother you. thanks for your time.