SHA256 or (SHA-256) stands for 'Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit' and it is found by National Security Agency (NSA) in the USA. SHA256 is a hashing function that creates a unique 256-bit hash with 64 characters long for every string. In other words, this tool is a combination of SHA256 hash generator and SHA256 decrypter. SHA256 Encrypt/Decrypt is a free online tool for generating SHA256 hashes from strings and decrypting SHA256 hashes to strings.