Check if string is an MD5 Hash
I accidentally stopped hashing passwords before they were stored, so now my database has a mix of MD5 Passwords and unhashed passwords.
I want to loop through and hash the ones that are not MD5. Is it possible to check if a string is an MD5 hash?
You can check using the following function:
function isValidMd5($md5 ='')
{
return preg_match('/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/', $md5);
}
echo isValidMd5('5d41402abc4b2a76b9719d911017c592');
The MD5 (Message-digest algorithm) Hash is typically expressed in text format as a 32 digit hexadecimal number.
This function checks that:
- It contains only letters and digits (a-f, 0-9).
- It's 32 characters long.
Maybe a bit faster one:
function isValidMd5($md5 ='') {
return strlen($md5) == 32 && ctype_xdigit($md5);
}