(C++) SHA256 Hash the Bytes Represented in a Hex String

Demonstrates how to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes represented by a hexidecimal encoded string, and return the hash bytes as an hex encoded string.

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#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkCrypt2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    bool success;

    // We wish to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...
    const char *src = "6CF8EA51E4E0F599CF03EC8D58C3DCBC9C889A77FB2816B40DE25C2EC54E98A67EA517B";

    CkBinData bd;
    success = bd.AppendEncoded(src,"hex");

    // The bd now contains the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...

    CkCrypt2 crypt;
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm("sha256");
    crypt.put_EncodingMode("hex");

    // Hash the bytes contained in bd, and return the 32-byte SHA256 hash as a hexidecimal encoded string.
    const char *result = crypt.hashBdENC(bd);
    std::cout << result << "\r\n";
    }