Computes the SHA256 hash for the input data.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public MustInherit Class SHA256 _
Inherits HashAlgorithm
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public abstract class SHA256 : HashAlgorithm
The hash is used as a unique value of fixed size representing a large amount of data. Hashes of two sets of data should match if and only if the corresponding data also matches. Small changes to the data result in large unpredictable changes in the hash.
The hash size for the SHA256 algorithm is 256 bits.
This is an abstract class. The only implementation of this class is SHA256Managed.
System..::.Object
System.Security.Cryptography..::.HashAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography..::.SHA256
System.Security.Cryptography..::.SHA256Managed
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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