by Phil Fresle (2 Submissions)
Category: Encryption
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Advanced
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: (5 Votes)
The zip file contains VB and ASP implementations of the SHA256 message digest algorithm. One common use for this algorithm is for the one way encryption of passwords before storing in a database.
SHA256 is similar in nature to MD5, but 256 rather than 128 bits.
Side Effects
Have a look at the in code comments regarding implementation on versions of Windows with different character sets.