>MD5, among others, is not designed to encrypt and later decrypt. It is one-way-only.
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>The idea is (for example) to encrypt a password. Instead of decrypting the password, the user's input is encrypted with the same algorithm. If it matches the previously saved encrypted password, then the user's input is assumed to be correct - although there is a remote chance of two different passwords producing the same hashcode (MD5 or whatever).
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>Perhaps you can use it this way; otherwise, you will have to continue searching for other encryption/decription algorithms.
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Like I said, I checked "all" the available encyption methods available in VB.Net and none of them suit my needs. That is why I am looking to find/develop alternative methods.