IHashProvider.CompareHash Method

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Compares plain text input with a computed hash.

Namespace: Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography (in Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Security.Cryptography.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
FunctionCompareHash ( _
    plaintextAs Byte(), _
    hashedtextAs Byte() _
) As Boolean

bool CompareHash(
    byte[] plaintext,
    byte[] hashedtext
)

bool CompareHash(
    array<unsigned char>^ plaintext, 
    array<unsigned char>^ hashedtext
)

functionCompareHash(
    plaintext : byte[], 
    hashedtext : byte[]
) : boolean

plaintext
Type: array<System.Byte>
The input for which you want to compare the hash to.

hashedtext
Type: array<System.Byte>
The hash value for which you want to compare the input to.

true if plainText hashed is equal to the hashedText. Otherwise, false.