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SHA512.Create Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates an instance of the default implementation of SHA512.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public static SHA512 Create()

Return Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography.SHA512
A new instance of SHA512.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
TargetInvocationException	The algorithm was used with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode enabled, but is not FIPS compatible.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SHA512 Class

Create Overload

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

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