How do I decrypt a SHA stored password?

[Augusto Rocha]

I have stored a password in a data base using the function
HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile, with the SHA method. How do I decrypt
it?

Augusto

 

[William F. Robertson, Jr.]

You probably don't want to decrypt it. (shouldn't) You should just encrypt
what the user types in and have your query look for the hashed version. If
you are trying to retrieve a password, you should just reset it and have the
user generate a new one.

HTH,

bill

 

[Karl Jensen]

Right ,
per deifintion hash is one->way.
If you you can decrypt it then it becomes useless.
The security is broken...