(DataFlex) MD5 Hash a String (such as a password string)

Demonstrates how to MD5 hash a string to get MD5 hash in hex encoded string representation. (The MD5 hash is 16 bytes, and therefore a hex encoded MD5 hash would be 32 chars.)

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    String sPassword
    Handle hoCrypt
    String sMd5Hex

    Move "myPassword" To sPassword

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCrypt2)) To hoCrypt
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCrypt))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCrypt
    End
    Set ComHashAlgorithm Of hoCrypt To "md5"
    Set ComEncodingMode Of hoCrypt To "hex"
    Get ComHashStringENC Of hoCrypt sPassword To sMd5Hex
    Showln "MD5 hash (as a hex string) = " sMd5Hex

    // The hex string will be uppercase.  Your application
    // can easily convert it to lowercase if desired via non-Chilkat means.


End_Procedure