SHA256Managed.Initialize Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:

System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Source:

SHA256Managed.cs

Initializes an instance of SHA256Managed.

public:
 override void Initialize();

public override sealed void Initialize ();

override this.Initialize : unit -> unit

Public Overrides NotOverridable Sub Initialize ()

Remarks

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 SHA256Managed algorithm is 256 bits.

See also

• Cryptographic Services