This is a common misconception. hashids is _not_ an encryption algorithm. It's just an encoding with a tiny bit of obscurity layered in. hashids.org: > Do no

This is a common misconception. hashids is _not_ an encryption algorithm. It's just an encoding with a tiny bit of obscurity layered in. hashids.org: > Do not encode sensitive data. This includes sensitive integers, like numeric passwords or PIN numbers. This is not a true encryption algorithm. There are people that dedicate their lives to cryptography and there are plenty of more appropriate algorithms: bcrypt, md5, aes, sha1, blowfish.