Computes the SHA512 hash for the input data.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public MustInherit Class SHA512 _
Inherits HashAlgorithm
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public abstract class SHA512 : HashAlgorithm
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class SHA512 abstract : public HashAlgorithm
public abstract class SHA512 extends 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 SHA512 algorithm is 512 bits.
This is an abstract class. The only implementation of this class is SHA512Managed.
The following example computes the SHA512 hash for data and stores it in result. This example assumes that there is a predefined constant DATA_SIZE.
Dim data(DATA_SIZE) As Byte
Dim result() As Byte
Dim shaM As New SHA512Managed()
result = shaM.ComputeHash(data)
byte[] data = new byte[DATA_SIZE];
byte[] result;
SHA512 shaM = new SHA512Managed();
result = shaM.ComputeHash(data);
array<Byte>^ data = gcnew array<Byte>( DATA_SIZE );
array<Byte>^ result;
SHA512^ shaM = gcnew SHA512Managed;
result = shaM->ComputeHash( data );
System..::.Object
System.Security.Cryptography..::.HashAlgorithm
System.Security.Cryptography..::.SHA512
System.Security.Cryptography..::.SHA512Cng
System.Security.Cryptography..::.SHA512CryptoServiceProvider
System.Security.Cryptography..::.SHA512Managed
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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