(Delphi ActiveX) 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.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
src: WideString;
bd: TChilkatBinData;
crypt: TChilkatCrypt2;
result: WideString;

begin
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

bd := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
success := bd.AppendEncoded(src,'hex');

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

crypt := TChilkatCrypt2.Create(Self);
crypt.HashAlgorithm := 'sha256';
crypt.EncodingMode := 'hex';

// Hash the bytes contained in bd, and return the 32-byte SHA256 hash as a hexidecimal encoded string.
result := crypt.HashBdENC(bd.ControlInterface);
Memo1.Lines.Add(result);
end;