MYSQL5 Hash

Description: This shared function hashes a string and returns the MYSQL5 hash for the given text. If text is null, empty or cannot encode the string, returns an empty string. Note: Since MYSQL5 uses a double SHA-1 hash function, it is not 100% secure. Take appropriate precautions to ensure passwords are fully secure before using in production code.
Tested Platform: .NET 4.8, Visual Studio 2022, Windows 10
Language: VB.NET
Public Function MYSQL5(ByVal Text As String) As String
    If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(Text) Then
        ' Setup a SHA1 Crypto Provider
        Dim sha1crypto As New System.Security.Cryptography.SHA1CryptoServiceProvider
        Dim encoding As New System.Text.UTF8Encoding()

        Try
            ' Get the bytes of our string and comput the hash, twice!
            Dim byteHash() As Byte = sha1crypto.ComputeHash(encoding.GetBytes(Text))
            byteHash = sha1crypto.ComputeHash(byteHash)

            ' Spit out the hash appended with the asterisk
            Return "*" & BitConverter.ToString(byteHash).Replace("-", "")
        Catch e As System.Text.EncoderFallbackException
            Return ""
        End Try
    End If

    Return ""
End Function

Posted: March 20, 2023

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