More Hash - Part IYesterday I discussed using the System.Security.Cryptography Namespace to compute the hash value of files. Hash values of files can be used to quickly compare two files to see if they are identical. Due to the irreversible nature of Hash values, they are useful in password situations. For example, if you have an application that requires authentication you can compute the hash of a user's password and store that information. When it comes time to authenticate the user you can compare the hash value of the entered password with the stored hash value. This eliminates the storage of the actual password value, which could lead to well, problems. I had put together an application that compares the hash values of two files or strings to determine if the data is identical. This application can also be used to generate hash values. This application used the MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384 and SHA512 classes. The hash values are displayed in Hexadecimal notation. If you're interested in just the application it can be downloaded here. Here is the VB.NET source. I will post the Delphi source later.
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Cryptography
Imports System.Text
Public Class frmMain
Enum HashType
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
SHA384
SHA512
End Enum
Private Sub GroupCompare_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles radFiles.CheckedChanged, radStrings.CheckedChanged
ClearForm()
Select Case CType(sender, Control).Tag
Case "Files"
lblValue1.Text = "File 1:"
lblValue2.Text = "File 2:"
txtValue1.ReadOnly = True
txtValue2.ReadOnly = True
btnValue1.Visible = True
btnValue2.Visible = True
Case "Strings"
lblValue1.Text = "String 1:"
lblValue2.Text = "String 2:"
txtValue1.ReadOnly = False
txtValue2.ReadOnly = False
btnValue1.Visible = False
btnValue2.Visible = False
End Select
End Sub
Private Sub txt_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles txtValue1.TextChanged, txtValue2.TextChanged, _
txtResults1.TextChanged, txtResults2.TextChanged
ToolTip1.SetToolTip(CType(sender, Control), CType(sender, Control).Text)
End Sub
Private Sub btnFile_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnValue1.Click, btnValue2.Click
If ofdFiles.ShowDialog Then
Select Case CType(sender, Button).Tag
Case 0
txtValue1.Text = ofdFiles.FileName
Case 1
txtValue2.Text = ofdFiles.FileName
End Select
End If
End Sub
Private Sub ClearForm()
txtValue1.Text = ""
txtValue2.Text = ""
txtResults1.Text = ""
txtResults2.Text = ""
End Sub
Private Sub btnCompare_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCompare.Click
Dim myCursor As Cursor
Dim hasht As hashtype
myCursor = Cursor
Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor
Try
If radMD5.Checked Then
hasht = hashtype.MD5
End If
If radSHA1.Checked Then
hasht = hashtype.SHA1
End If
If radSHA256.Checked Then
hasht = hashtype.SHA256
End If
If radSHA384.Checked Then
hasht = hashtype.SHA384
End If
If radSHA512.Checked Then
hasht = hashtype.SHA512
End If
If radFiles.Checked Then
txtResults1.Text = GetFileHash(txtValue1.Text, hasht)
txtResults2.Text = GetFileHash(txtValue2.Text, hasht)
ElseIf radStrings.Checked Then
txtResults1.Text = GetStringHash(txtValue1.Text, hasht)
txtResults2.Text = GetStringHash(txtValue2.Text, hasht)
End If
If (String.Compare(txtResults1.Text, txtResults2.Text) = 0) Then
picResult.Image = ImageList1.Images(1)
Else
picResult.Image = ImageList1.Images(0)
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ex.Source, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
Finally
Cursor = myCursor
End Try
End Sub
Private Function GetFileHash(ByVal filename As String, ByVal hasht As hashtype) As String
Dim oFileStream As System.IO.FileStream
Dim lBytes As Long
Try
If filename <> "" Then
Dim instance As New FileInfo(filename)
oFileStream = instance.OpenRead()
lBytes = oFileStream.Length
Dim filecontents(lBytes) As Byte
oFileStream.Read(filecontents, 0, lBytes)
oFileStream.Close()
Return GetHash(filecontents, hasht)
Else
Return ""
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ex.Source, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
Return ""
End Try
End Function
Private Function GetStringHash(ByVal input As String, ByVal hasht As hashtype) As String
Return GetHash(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(input), hasht)
End Function
Public Function GetHash(ByRef contents As Byte(), ByVal hasht As hashtype) As String
Dim result() As Byte
Select Case hasht
Case hashtype.MD5
Dim MD5 As MD5 = MD5.Create
result = MD5.ComputeHash(contents)
Case hashtype.SHA1
Dim sha1M As New SHA1Managed
result = sha1M.ComputeHash(contents)
Case hashtype.SHA256
Dim sha256M As New SHA256Managed
result = sha256M.ComputeHash(contents)
Case hashtype.SHA384
Dim sha384M As New SHA384Managed
result = sha384M.ComputeHash(contents)
Case hashtype.SHA512
Dim sha512M As New SHA512Managed
result = sha512M.ComputeHash(contents)
End Select
Return GetByteString(result)
End Function
Public Function GetByteString(ByVal data As Byte())
Dim sBuilder As New StringBuilder()
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To data.Length - 1
sBuilder.Append(data(i).ToString("x2"))
Next i
Return sBuilder.ToString()
End Function
End Class