Hi, Why is SHA256 not reversible?
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First, there is a difference between hashing and encryption. SHA256 is a hashing function, not an encryption function. In that case, SHA256 cannot be reversed because it’s a one-way function. Reversing it would cause a preimage attack, which defeats its design goal.