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Asked: 2026-05-16T18:27:24+00:00

I am trying to find some samples of how to take a string and

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I am trying to find some samples of how to take a string and hash it using MD5, and then be able to reverse hash (correct term?) back to the original string.

Does anyone know of any documentation that shows how this can be done, or ideally has any sample code they could share?

I’ve read about the java.security.MessageDisgest class, but that appears to be only one-way. I need to be able to convert the hash back into its original data. Is MD5 the best algorithm to use, or should i be looking at something else entirely?

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  1. Editorial Team

    MD5 is destructive. You lose data when you hash.

    Perhaps you are looking for a symmetric cipher like DES or (better) AES?

    The bouncycastle security provider has a DES implementation example at http://www.bouncycastle.org/specifications.html

    EDIT: Sorry, I’ve jumped the gun. What is your objective: Compression, Indexing, Checksumming, Encryption, or something else?

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