This property can be explained by using the simple equation shown as follows:
h(x) = y
Here, h is the hash function, x is the input, and y is the hash. The first security property requires that y cannot be reverse-computed to x. x is considered a preimage of y, hence the name preimage resistance. This is also called a one-way property.
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