Compares the hash functions SHA-256, MD5 and SHA-1, analyzing their digest size, design, collision resistance, security vulnerabilities and ideal use cases.
AES-256 and SHA-256 are distinct cryptographic standards used for encryption and hashing respectively. This article clarifies they are not the same thing.
This article explains how the cryptographic design and mathematical complexity behind SHA-256 makes inverting its one-way hash function practically impossible.