(JavaScript) Hash a Hex String
Demonstrates common pitfalls in hashing a hex string..
Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.70 or greater.
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
var crypt = new CkCrypt2();
// We have a hex string to be SHA-256 hashed: "b08538d832bf"
// The result we expect to receive is "8a9f04cb1adfbd7f59c5918635f92f6c847e5b15f9828519d2fdbd6ead0918fc"
var strToHash = "b08538d832bf";
// How do we get this result?
// The 1st question to be answered is: What bytes are getting hashed?
// There are two possibilities:
// 1) Hash 12 bytes, namely the us-ascii values for 'b', '0', '8', '5', .... 'b', 'f'
// or
// 2) Hash 6 bytes: 0xb0, 0x85, ... 0xbf
//
// This is how to hash the 12 us-ascii byte values:
// The Charset property defines the byte representation of the string passed to the hash algorithm:
crypt.Charset = "us-ascii";
// The EncodingMode property defines the binary encoding (hex, base64, etc.) of the hash returned as an encoded string.
crypt.EncodingMode = "hex";
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha256";
var hashValue = crypt.HashStringENC(strToHash);
console.log(crypt.LastErrorText);
console.log("hash of 12 us-ascii bytes: " + hashValue);
// The result is: 327F2B33A0F0580D09840B0D7CEE54514CA33E9A (not what we were hoping).
// -------------------------------------------
// This is how to hash the 6 bytes
//
// "hex" is not an actual character encoding. It's a special value to be used to tell Chilkat to hex decode
// the string and pass the decoded bytes to the hash algorithm...
// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.70 or greater for the "hex" Charset to work properly.
crypt.Charset = "hex";
// The EncodingMode and HashAlgorithm remain the same..
hashValue = crypt.HashStringENC(strToHash);
console.log(crypt.LastErrorText);
console.log("hash of 6 hex bytes: " + hashValue);
// The result is 8A9F04CB1ADFBD7F59C5918635F92F6C847E5B15F9828519D2FDBD6EAD0918FC (which equals the hash we were expecting)
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