SHA256Managed Class
Computes the SHA256 hash for the input data using the managed library.
System.Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256
System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Managed
Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The SHA256Managed type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | SHA256Managed | Initializes a new instance of the SHA256Managed class using the managed library. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CanReuseTransform | Gets a value indicating whether the current transform can be reused. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | CanTransformMultipleBlocks | When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether multiple blocks can be transformed. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Hash | Gets the value of the computed hash code. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | HashSize | Gets the size, in bits, of the computed hash code. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | InputBlockSize | When overridden in a derived class, gets the input block size. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | OutputBlockSize | When overridden in a derived class, gets the output block size. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Clear | Releases all resources used by the HashAlgorithm class. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | ComputeHash(Byte[]) | Computes the hash value for the specified byte array. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | ComputeHash(Stream) | Computes the hash value for the specified Stream object. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | ComputeHash(Byte[], Int32, Int32) | Computes the hash value for the specified region of the specified byte array. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the current instance of the HashAlgorithm class. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the HashAlgorithm and optionally releases the managed resources. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | HashCore | When overridden in a derived class, routes data written to the object into the SHA256 hash algorithm for computing the hash. (Overrides HashAlgorithm.HashCore(Byte[], Int32, Int32).) |
![]() | HashFinal | When overridden in a derived class, finalizes the hash computation after the last data is processed by the cryptographic stream object. (Overrides HashAlgorithm.HashFinal().) |
![]() | Initialize | Initializes an instance of SHA256Managed. (Overrides HashAlgorithm.Initialize().) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | TransformBlock | Computes the hash value for the specified region of the input byte array and copies the specified region of the input byte array to the specified region of the output byte array. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | TransformFinalBlock | Computes the hash value for the specified region of the specified byte array. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | HashSizeValue | Represents the size, in bits, of the computed hash code. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | HashValue | Represents the value of the computed hash code. (Inherited from HashAlgorithm.) |
![]() | State | Represents the state of the hash computation. (Inherited from 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 SHA256Managed algorithm is 256 bits.
The following example calculates the SHA-256 hash for all files in a directory.
using System; using System.IO; using System.Security.Cryptography; using System.Windows.Forms; public class HashDirectory { [STAThreadAttribute] public static void Main(String[] args) { string directory = ""; if (args.Length < 1) { FolderBrowserDialog fbd = new FolderBrowserDialog(); DialogResult dr = fbd.ShowDialog(); if (dr == DialogResult.OK) directory = fbd.SelectedPath; else { Console.WriteLine("No directory selected."); return; } } else directory = args[0]; try { // Create a DirectoryInfo object representing the specified directory. DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(directory); // Get the FileInfo objects for every file in the directory. FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles(); // Initialize a SHA256 hash object. SHA256 mySHA256 = SHA256Managed.Create(); byte[] hashValue; // Compute and print the hash values for each file in directory. foreach (FileInfo fInfo in files) { // Create a fileStream for the file. FileStream fileStream = fInfo.Open(FileMode.Open); // Be sure it's positioned to the beginning of the stream. fileStream.Position = 0; // Compute the hash of the fileStream. hashValue = mySHA256.ComputeHash(fileStream); // Write the name of the file to the Console. Console.Write(fInfo.Name + ": "); // Write the hash value to the Console. PrintByteArray(hashValue); // Close the file. fileStream.Close(); } return; } catch (DirectoryNotFoundException) { Console.WriteLine("Error: The directory specified could not be found."); } catch (IOException) { Console.WriteLine("Error: A file in the directory could not be accessed."); } } // Print the byte array in a readable format. public static void PrintByteArray(byte[] array) { int i; for (i = 0; i < array.Length; i++) { Console.Write(String.Format("{0:X2}", array[i])); if ((i % 4) == 3) Console.Write(" "); } Console.WriteLine(); } }
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.
