Hash Algorithms: SHA-1, HAVAL, MD2, MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512

How to create hashes (message digests) for strings.

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Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2()

'  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
Dim success As Boolean
success = crypt.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox("Crypt component unlock failed")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim s As String
s = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha1"
crypt.EncodingMode = "hex"

'  Other possible EncodingMode settings are:
'  "quoted-printable", "base64", and "url"

Dim hash As String
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "SHA1:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hash using MD2
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "md2"
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "MD2:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hash using MD5
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "md5"
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "MD5:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hash using SHA-256
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256"
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "SHA256:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hash using SHA-384
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha384"
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "SHA384:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hash using SHA-512
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha512"
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "SHA512:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hash using HAVAL
'  There are two additional properties relevant to HAVAL:
'  HavalRounds, and KeyLength.
'  HavalRounds can have values of 3, 4, or 5.
'  KeyLength can have values of 128, 160, 192, 224, or 256
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "haval"
crypt.HavalRounds = 5
crypt.KeyLength = 256
hash = crypt.HashStringENC(s)
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "Haval:" & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hash & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Refresh()

'  Hashes for "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

'  SHA1:
'  2FD4E1C67A2D28FCED849EE1BB76E7391B93EB12

'  MD2:
'  03D85A0D629D2C442E987525319FC471

'  MD5:
'  9E107D9D372BB6826BD81D3542A419D6

'  SHA256:
'  D7A8FBB307D7809469CA9ABCB0082E4F8D5651E46D3CDB762D02D0BF37C9E592

'  SHA384:
'  CA737F1014A48F4C0B6DD43CB177B0AFD9E5169367544C494011E3317DBF9A509CB1E5DC1E85A941BBEE3D7F2AFBC9B1

'  SHA512:
'  07E547D9586F6A73F73FBAC0435ED76951218FB7D0C8D788A309D785436BBB642E93A252A954F23912547D1E8A3B5ED6E1BFD7097821233FA0538F3DB854FEE6

'  Haval:
'  B89C551CDFE2E06DBD4CEA2BE1BC7D557416C58EBB4D07CBC94E49F710C55BE4