hi
the code given in the link does only encryption
i also want to decrypt the password field when authenticating user while he logs in
*-------this is the code in the link--------------*
Imports System.Text

Imports System.Security.Cryptography



Module modEncrypt

  Public Function HashData(ByVal s As String) As String

    'Convert the string to a byte array

    Dim bytDataToHash As Byte() = _

     (New UnicodeEncoding()).GetBytes(s)



    'Compute the MD5 hash algorithm

    Dim bytHashValue As Byte() = _

    New MD5CryptoServiceProvider().ComputeHash(bytDataToHa sh)



    Return BitConverter.ToString(bytHashValue)

  End Function

End Module

*------------------------------------------------*
could u pls help me in decrypting the password field

I think it's not possible,for md5

The Hash you are creating is a one-way process. You can generate the hash from the original data, but cannot retrieve the original data from the hash.

To compare the password, use the same hashing mechanism on the password the user enters, and then compare the two hashes.

Alternatively, don't hash, but encrypt your data. Encrypted data can be decrypted again.

Cheers,

Imar
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