I Have md5 encrypted password, how to give the password to user when he uses “Forgot password”?

Question

I have database entry for password in md5 format, but when user uses the \"Forgot password\" then how can i give him/her the desired password?

Answer 1

You can't do that from an MD5 hash; nor should you be able to. Password recovery ought to be intractable.

The usual process is to send a password-reset token (URL) to their email address so that the user can choose a new password.