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Can anyone decode the string c052e4a668953a1f2ff9453e36f62044? Or at least detect what encoding/encryption has been used?

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This type of question has been asked here often, and is really not an answerable question, nor would it be of any value to anyone else. – AviD♦ Nov 3 '12 at 18:50

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It is 128 bits.
It can be MD5, AES-128, RIPEMD128, TIGER128, HAVAL128, SNEFRU128 and a whole lot of other hash/encryption algorithms.
can`t say.

http://md5.gromweb.com/?md5=c052e4a668953a1f2ff9453e36f62044 says: "No reverse string was found."

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At first, thanks for your soon answer. Then, i want to ask this case: I have 4 strings: 12040, 12041, 12042 and 12043, which may result to the above hash. How can I test if one of them is the one that match c052e4a668953a1f2ff9453e36f62044 after some encryption? – mrdeath Nov 3 '12 at 18:56
You should hash those strings and test the resulting hash with the hashes you have. you cannot get a string from a hash. – Behrooz Nov 3 '12 at 19:38

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