# \[MySQL\] Reverse password function

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-reverse-password-function/226080
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [May 18, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-reverse-password-function/226080 "2007-05-18T00:39:11Z")
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### Author: ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-reverse-password-function/226080/1 "2007-05-18T00:39:11Z")

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What’s the reverse of the MySQL password() function? I need to go from the 16 digit encrypted thing to the original readable password for those “forgot my password, send it to my email” forms.

If there is no reverse, can I just not encrypt the passwords? How’s anyone going to access my database anyway?