>I was just pulling your leg - but to answer the question
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>(1) a hash is always the same length (eg md5 hash = 16 bytes or 32 hex chars)
>(2) encryption without block cyphering (eg rc4) : the lengths will vary
>(3) If you use block ciphering, the lengths will vary depending on the length of the password, but all lengths will be a multiple of the block
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>So, looking at the lengths of the encrypted passwords
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>- if the length is constant, it's likely to be a hash
>- if the lengths are a multiple of something (not 1) it's likely to be a block cipher
>- otherwise it's encrypted, but not with a block cipher
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>I case of passwords - since the lengths are small - it's difficult to distinguish between hash and block cipher
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>see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function>
>Post your encrypted passwords and let me guess
Let you guess the password?
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