(PowerShell) RIPEMD Hash a String

Demonstrates how to RIPEMD hash a string using RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, RIPEMD-256, and RIPEMD-320.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$crypt = New-Object Chilkat.Crypt2

$content = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"

# The desired output is a hexidecimal string:
$crypt.EncodingMode = "hex"

# Set the hash algorithm:
$crypt.HashAlgorithm = "ripemd128"

$hashStr = $crypt.HashStringENC($content)

$($hashStr)

# The output is:
# FD2AA607F71DC8F510714922B371834E

$crypt.HashAlgorithm = "ripemd160"
$hashStr = $crypt.HashStringENC($content)
$($hashStr)

# The output is:
# F71C27109C692C1B56BBDCEB5B9D2865B3708DBC

$crypt.HashAlgorithm = "ripemd256"
$hashStr = $crypt.HashStringENC($content)
$($hashStr)

# The output is:
# 649D3034751EA216776BF9A18ACC81BC7896118A5197968782DD1FD97D8D5133

$crypt.HashAlgorithm = "ripemd320"
$hashStr = $crypt.HashStringENC($content)
$($hashStr)

# The output is:
# CABDB1810B92470A2093AA6BCE05952C28348CF43FF60841975166BB40ED234004B8824463E6B00