Provides non-cryptographic hash algorithms, such as CRC-32. Commonly Used Types: System.IO.Hashing.Crc32 System.IO.Hashing.XxHash32
$ dotnet add package System.IO.HashingSystem.IO.Hashing offers a variety of hash code algorithms.
Hash code algorithms are pivotal for generating unique values for objects based on their content, facilitating object comparisons, and detecting content alterations. The namespace encompasses algorithms like CRC-32, CRC-64, xxHash3, xxHash32, xxHash64, and xxHash128, all engineered for swift and efficient hash code generation, with xxHash being an "Extremely fast hash algorithm".
Warning: The hash functions provided by System.IO.Hashing are not suitable for security purposes such as handling passwords or verifying untrusted content. For such security-critical applications, consider using cryptographic hash functions provided by the System.Security.Cryptography namespace.
Creating hash codes is straightforward.
Call the Hash method with the content to be hashed.
Here is a practical example:
using System;
using System.IO.Hashing;
byte[] data = new byte[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
byte[] crc32Value = Crc32.Hash(data);
Console.WriteLine($"CRC-32 Hash: {BitConverter.ToString(crc32Value)}");
// CRC-32 Hash: CD-FB-3C-B6
byte[] crc64Value = Crc64.Hash(data);
Console.WriteLine($"CRC-64 Hash: {BitConverter.ToString(crc64Value)}");
// CRC-64 Hash: 58-8D-5A-D4-2A-70-1D-B2
byte[] xxHash3Value = XxHash3.Hash(data);
Console.WriteLine($"XxHash3 Hash: {BitConverter.ToString(xxHash3Value)}");
// XxHash3 Hash: 98-8B-7B-90-33-AC-46-22
byte[] xxHash32Value = XxHash32.Hash(data);
Console.WriteLine($"XxHash32 Hash: {BitConverter.ToString(xxHash32Value)}");
// XxHash32 Hash: FE-96-D1-9C
byte[] xxHash64Value = XxHash64.Hash(data);
Console.WriteLine($"XxHash64 Hash: {BitConverter.ToString(xxHash64Value)}");
// XxHash64 Hash: 54-26-20-E3-A2-A9-2E-D1
byte[] xxHash128Value = XxHash128.Hash(data);
Console.WriteLine($"XxHash128 Hash: {BitConverter.ToString(xxHash128Value)}");
// XxHash128 Hash: 49-A0-48-99-59-7A-35-67-53-76-53-A0-D9-95-5B-86
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The main types provided by this library are:
System.IO.Hashing.Crc32System.IO.Hashing.Crc64System.IO.Hashing.XxHash3System.IO.Hashing.XxHash32System.IO.Hashing.XxHash64System.IO.Hashing.XxHash128Cryptographic services, including secure encryption and decryption of data: System.Security.Cryptography
System.IO.Hashing is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.