I have the hashed password (algorithm SHA1) and Password salt, would I be able to retrieve the password?

Question

I am just curious if this can be done.

I have the hashed password (algorithm SHA1) and Password salt, would I be able to retrieve the password?

Can it be done in SQL server or can it be done via any software?

example:

 Hashed GQdsHCOcun8JuysvqsM3pP0eeoU=
 Password salt: CDjIsQcbz23NzXZLzHRTVw==

Thanks

Answer 1

No. Hashes are one-way functions. You can brute-force the passwords, until you guess the correct password, but you cannot decrypt them.

Answer 2

Short answer is no. SHA1 is a one way hash algorithm. You could theoretically find other words that also produce the same hash (collisions), but it would take a lot of time and computing resources.