VBScript

Hash the Contents of a String (SHA256 and other hash algorithms)

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Demonstrates how to hash the contents of a string using SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, MD2, MD5, HAVAL, RIPEMD, etc. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

set crypt = CreateObject("Chilkat.Crypt2")

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

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

hashBytes = crypt.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.
set sb = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sb.AppendEncoded(hashBytes,"hex")
outFile.WriteLine("SHA256 hash = " & sb.GetAsString())

outFile.Close