(Perl) 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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use chilkat();

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

$crypt = chilkat::CkCrypt2->new();

# Choose the hash algorithm.
# Can be  "sha1", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "md2", "md5", "haval", "ripemd128", "ripemd160","ripemd256", or "ripemd320".
$crypt->put_HashAlgorithm("sha256");

# The byte representation of the string matters when hashing. 
# Tell Chilkat that we want to use the utf-8 byte representation.
$crypt->put_Charset("utf-8");

$hashBytes = chilkat::CkByteData->new();
$success = $crypt->HashString("They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.",$hashBytes);

# Let's examine the hash as a hex string.
$sb = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sb->AppendEncoded($hashBytes,"hex");
print "SHA256 hash = " . $sb->getAsString() . "\r\n";