java program to retrieve the encrypted data from database

I want to read the encrypted data from the database and display it in the decrypted form, please help

First we need to know how the data was encrypted. If it wasn't encrypted but hashed instead, like it's usually done with passwords, you can't get the original value back.

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That isn't encryption. It is hashing. See hashing as one-way encryption. You can't get the original input back.

Wouter Oet wrote:That isn't encryption. It is hashing. See hashing as one-way encryption. You can't get the original input back.

True, but the principle is somewhat the same.

I've used http://www.jasypt.org/ in some of our projects and that normally i enough. Quite easy to work with also.

Also, we should not forget the Security FAQ here at the Ranch.

Ove Lindström wrote:True, but the principle is somewhat the same.

No, it isn't - hashing is a one-way algorithm; it is not possible to get the original data back from a hash. Encryption is a two-way algorithm: you can get the original data back, if you have the key to decrypt it.

Many people are confused about this, and think that hashing is some sort of encryption. Showing an example that does hashing when the question is about encryption only makes the confusion worse.

Still keeping fingurs crossed! :P Thank you guys for your inputs