When they find an input that matches your hash, they have "decrypted your password".
So correct me if I'm wrong but in order for this to work, the cracker will need both my hashed password AND the hash algorithm that was used AND any salt that was used for the hash.
Why does he need to crack anything --- it sounds like he already has full access to my system?
So correct me if I'm wrong but in order for this to work, the cracker will need both my hashed password AND the hash algorithm that was used AND any salt that was used for the hash.
Why does he need to crack anything --- it sounds like he already has full access to my system?