(AutoIt) Hash the Contents of a String (SHA256 and other hash algorithms)

Demonstrates how to hash the contents of a string using SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, MD2, MD5, HAVAL, RIPEMD, etc.

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; This example requires the Chilkat Crypt API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Unlock Chilkat Crypt for sample code.

$oCrypt = ObjCreate("Chilkat_9_5_0.Crypt2")

; Choose the hash algorithm.
; Can be  "sha1", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "md2", "md5", "haval", "ripemd128", "ripemd160","ripemd256", or "ripemd320".
$oCrypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"

; The byte representation of the string matters when hashing. 
; Tell Chilkat that we want to use the utf-8 byte representation.
$oCrypt.Charset = "utf-8"

Local $oHashBytes
$oHashBytes = $oCrypt.HashString("They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.")

; Let's examine the hash as a hex string.
$oSb = ObjCreate("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
$oSb.AppendEncoded($oHashBytes,"hex")
ConsoleWrite("SHA256 hash = " & $oSb.GetAsString() & @CRLF)