PowerShell example showing outputs generated for a simple SHA-256 hash. No salting or other security mechanisms included.

PasswordHashingExample.ps1

$inputString = "Password123"

$sha256 = [System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256]::Create()
$bytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($inputString)
$hashBytes = $sha256.ComputeHash($bytes)

$base64String = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($hashBytes)

$binaryString = [System.Text.StringBuilder]::new()
foreach ($byte in $hashBytes) {
    $binaryString.Append([Convert]::ToString($byte, 2).PadLeft(8, '0'))
}

Write-Output "`nHash of $inputString in 256 bit binary: $binaryString"

Write-Output "`nHash of $inputString in base64: $base64String"