dalton-cole · July 28, 2014 15:13 · shubhamcloud9 · Sep 29, 2021 · rbleattler · Jan 20, 2022
diff --git a/PS MD5 from text b/PS MD5 from text
 #converts string to MD5 hash in hyphenated and uppercase format

 $someString = "test"
 $md5 = new-object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider
 $utf8 = new-object -TypeName System.Text.UTF8Encoding
 $hash = [System.BitConverter]::ToString($md5.ComputeHash($utf8.GetBytes($someString)))

 #to remove hyphens and downcase letters add:
 $hash = $hash.ToLower() -replace '-', ''
	#converts string to MD5 hash in hyphenated and uppercase format

	$someString = "test"
	$md5 = new-object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider
	$utf8 = new-object -TypeName System.Text.UTF8Encoding
	$hash = [System.BitConverter]::ToString($md5.ComputeHash($utf8.GetBytes($someString)))

	#to remove hyphens and downcase letters add:
	$hash = $hash.ToLower() -replace '-', ''