Take the tour ×  If I have a database that stores the login
credentials of 1,000,000 users in PLAINTEXT, how much effort
will it take me to md5 hash these passwords?  share|improve this
question On a semi decent server, less than a minute. –  Petah
Jun 3 '11 at 11:38 engadget.com/2011/06/02/… -- coincidence? ;-)
–  vartec Jun 3 '11 at 12:06 Is no-one going to mention that MD5
hashing passwords is really not very good from a security
perspective? Admittedly, it's better then plaintext, but
still... –  Ed Woodcock Jun 3 '11 at 12:14 @Ed I didn't see your
comment; but my answer says just that. –  George Stocker Jun 3
'11 at 13:40 What kind of effort are we talking about here? Are
you asking how to do it? –  Anna Lear Jun 3 '11 at 21:41 show 1
more comment  3 Answers  up vote 19 down vote accepted  Please
don't convert it to MD5; it's not considered a secure hashing
scheme.  If you're going to convert them to something else; then
I'd suggest reading up on Password security. The topic is way
too long to go into de