(Lianja) 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.

loCrypt = createobject("CkCrypt2")

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

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

loHashBytes = loCrypt.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.
loSb = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSb.AppendEncoded(loHashBytes,"hex")
? "SHA256 hash = " + loSb.GetAsString()


release loCrypt
release loSb