Unicode C++

SHA256 Hash the Bytes Represented in a Hex String

Demonstrates how to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes represented by a hexidecimal encoded string, and return the hash bytes as an hex encoded string. Unicode C++

#include <CkBinDataW.h>
#include <CkCrypt2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  We wish to compute the SHA256 hash of the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...
    const wchar_t *src = L"6CF8EA51E4E0F599CF03EC8D58C3DCBC9C889A77FB2816B40DE25C2EC54E98A67EA517B";

    CkBinDataW bd;
    success = bd.AppendEncoded(src,L"hex");

    //  The bd now contains the bytes 0x6C 0xF8 0xEA 0x51 0xE4 0xE0 0xF5 0x99 0xCF ...

    CkCrypt2W crypt;
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm(L"sha256");
    crypt.put_EncodingMode(L"hex");

    //  Hash the bytes contained in bd, and return the 32-byte SHA256 hash as a hexidecimal encoded string.
    const wchar_t *result = crypt.hashBdENC(bd);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",result);
    }