Can you convert the output of php crypt() to valid MD5?

Question

I have some strings that have been encrypted using the PHP function crypt().

The outputs look something like this:

$1$Vf/.4.1.$CgCo33ebiHVuFhpwS.kMI0         


        

Answer 1

I believe the answer to my original question is no, you can't convert from one format to the other.

The hashes generated by php crypt() appear to be generate by a version of the FreeBSD MD5 hash implementation created by Poul-Henning Kamp.

http://people.freebsd.org/~phk/