Application ASP.NET: MD5 conversion problem

Hello,

I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never user
before.

I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like this:

"pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
=ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
BU:shp_Term=2"

I'm doing it this way:

Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
Dim sNewCRC as String = Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))

It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this string,
it looks like this:

'<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+

I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
"System.Byte[]"

I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.

I would really appreciate your help.

Thank you,

Peter AfoninWhy don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically, you encode
binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string encoding.

Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input string to
binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be throwing data
away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway compute the hash
the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.

HTH,

Joe K.

"Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never user
> before.
> I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like this:
> "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
=ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> BU:shp_Term=2"
> I'm doing it this way:
> Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> Dim sNewCRC as String = Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this
string,
> it looks like this:
> '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
> "System.Byte[]"
> I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> I would really appreciate your help.
> Thank you,
> Peter Afonin
Thank you, Joe.

I've tried to change it like this:

Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
Me.crc.Value = sCRC

Yes, the output string has changed:

'<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+

But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.

Peter

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically, you encode
> binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string encoding.
> Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input string to
> binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be throwing data
> away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway compute the
hash
> the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> HTH,
> Joe K.
> "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never user
> > before.
> > I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like
this:
"pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
=ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > I'm doing it this way:
> > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > Dim sNewCRC as String = Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this
> string,
> > it looks like this:
> > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
> > "System.Byte[]"
> > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > I would really appreciate your help.
> > Thank you,
> > Peter Afonin
What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below? That looks
like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever string was
provided.

It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input is in the
funtion.

Joe K.

"Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thank you, Joe.
> I've tried to change it like this:
> Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> Yes, the output string has changed:
> '<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> Peter
> "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
> in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically, you encode
> > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string encoding.
> > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input string
to
> > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be throwing
data
> > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway compute the
> hash
> > the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> > HTH,
> > Joe K.
> > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello,
> > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never user
> > > before.
> > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like
> this:
> > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > Dim sNewCRC as String = Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this
> > string,
> > > it looks like this:
> > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
> > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > Peter Afonin
> >
Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I need to pass
this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me another string
back, confirming that the payment was successful.

I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I don't have to
convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to 16-bit number
or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give me an exact
code. They said that it should look approximately like this:

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));

return sb.ToString();

How it should look in VB.Net?

Thank you,

Peter

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below? That looks
> like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever string
was
> provided.
> It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input is in the
> funtion.
> Joe K.
> "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Thank you, Joe.
> > I've tried to change it like this:
> > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > Peter
> > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
wrote
> > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically, you
encode
> > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string encoding.
> > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input
string
> to
> > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be throwing
> data
> > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway compute
the
> > hash
> > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Joe K.
> > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hello,
> > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never
user
> > > > before.
> > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like
> > this:
> > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this
> > > string,
> > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
> > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > >
By the way, If you want to compute an MD5 ash on a pswd like string and get
the result in a string (eg for storing ashing in a dB), you could use this
wrapper method:
FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfig File()

Jos
"Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never user
> before.
> I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like this:
> "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> BU:shp_Term=2"
> I'm doing it this way:
> Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> Dim sNewCRC as String = Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this
> string,
> it looks like this:
> '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
> "System.Byte[]"
> I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> I would really appreciate your help.
> Thank you,
> Peter Afonin
Thank you, I'll try.

Peter

"Jos Joye" <jose.joye@.KILLTHESPAMSbluewin.ch> wrote in message
news:uIDDl6AjEHA.140@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> By the way, If you want to compute an MD5 ash on a pswd like string and
get
> the result in a string (eg for storing ashing in a dB), you could use this
> wrapper method:
> FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfig File()
> Jos
> "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never user
> > before.
> > I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately like
this:
"pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
=ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > I'm doing it this way:
> > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > Dim sNewCRC as String = Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass this
> > string,
> > it looks like this:
> > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not like
> > "System.Byte[]"
> > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > I would really appreciate your help.
> > Thank you,
> > Peter Afonin
Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post and didn't
provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter class to
convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the - characters it puts
in between or using something like my function called ConvertToOctetString
that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It basically
just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over the bytes and
build the string.

Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the data using the
same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else your input
byte array may be different and thus your hash will be different.

HTH,

Joe K.

"Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I need to pass
> this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me another string
> back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I don't have
to
> convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to 16-bit number
> or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give me an
exact
> code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> return sb.ToString();
> How it should look in VB.Net?
> Thank you,
> Peter
>
> "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
> in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below? That looks
> > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever string
> was
> > provided.
> > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input is in
the
> > funtion.
> > Joe K.
> > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > Peter
> > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> wrote
> > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically, you
> encode
> > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string encoding.
> > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input
> string
> > to
> > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be throwing
> > data
> > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway compute
> the
> > > hash
> > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've never
> user
> > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately
like
> > > this:
> > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass
this
> > > > string,
> > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not
like
> > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > >
Thank you, Joe!

Peter

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post and didn't
> provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter class to
> convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the - characters it
puts
> in between or using something like my function called ConvertToOctetString
> that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It basically
> just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over the bytes
and
> build the string.
> Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the data using
the
> same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else your input
> byte array may be different and thus your hash will be different.
> HTH,
> Joe K.
> "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I need to
pass
> > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me another
string
> > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I don't have
> to
> > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to 16-bit
number
> > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give me an
> exact
> > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > return sb.ToString();
> > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > Thank you,
> > Peter
> > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
wrote
> > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below? That
looks
> > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever
string
> > was
> > > provided.
> > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input is in
> the
> > > funtion.
> > > > Joe K.
> > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > wrote
> > > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically, you
> > encode
> > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string encoding.
> > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input
> > string
> > > to
> > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be
throwing
> > > data
> > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway
compute
> > the
> > > > hash
> > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've
never
> > user
> > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks approximately
> like
> > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I pass
> this
> > > > > string,
> > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not
> like
> > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Hello Joe,

I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example in my
previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the payment
gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a chance that
the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you see anything
wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very much. Peter.

Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()

Dim unicodeText() As Byte
unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)

enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
0, True)

Dim oMD5 As New System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)

Dim sb As New StringBuilder
Dim i As Integer = 0
For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
Next

sCRC = sb.ToString

The value of sCRC is what is being used to create the hash.
The hash is being computed based on a Unicode encoding of the same hash.

Thus, for someone else to recreate the MD5 hash of the data from the same
source data, they need to use the exact same sCRC as input and must use
Unicode encoding. UTF8 or any other encoding will produce a different byte
array and thus a different hash.

If the input string and the encoding is the same, the MD5 should be the
same. The only thing that might vary is if they are assuming the bytes are
in the opposite order and you need to reverse the string.

The code you keep showing below is hard to follow because it is using a
variable called sCRC as the input and then also setting that to the output.
We can't tell where the data came from or where it is going.

Can you post a function that calculates the MD5 of an input string using the
proper encoding and returns it as a hex string?

Joe K.

"Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
news:uJ1fcM5jEHA.3724@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello Joe,
> I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example in my
> previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the payment
> gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a chance that
> the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you see
anything
> wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very much. Peter.
> Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
> 0, True)
> Dim oMD5 As New System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> Dim i As Integer = 0
> For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> Next
> sCRC = sb.ToString
>
> "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
> in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post and
didn't
> > provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter class to
> > convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the - characters it
> puts
> > in between or using something like my function called
ConvertToOctetString
> > that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It basically
> > just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over the bytes
> and
> > build the string.
> > Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the data using
> the
> > same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else your input
> > byte array may be different and thus your hash will be different.
> > HTH,
> > Joe K.
> > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I need to
> pass
> > > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me another
> string
> > > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > > > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I don't
have
> > to
> > > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to 16-bit
> number
> > > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give me an
> > exact
> > > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > > > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > > > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > > > return sb.ToString();
> > > > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > Peter
> > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> wrote
> > > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below? That
> looks
> > > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever
> string
> > > was
> > > > provided.
> > > > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input is
in
> > the
> > > > funtion.
> > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
<joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > wrote
> > > > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically,
you
> > > encode
> > > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string
encoding.
> > > > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the input
> > > string
> > > > to
> > > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be
> throwing
> > > > data
> > > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway
> compute
> > > the
> > > > > hash
> > > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've
> never
> > > user
> > > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks
approximately
> > like
> > > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I
pass
> > this
> > > > > > string,
> > > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably not
> > like
> > > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Thank you, Joe.

This makes sense. However, I don't know what function is used by the payment
gateway provider. I will contact them with all this information.

Peter

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:e6oCHv5jEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> There are two main things to keep in mind here:
> The value of sCRC is what is being used to create the hash.
> The hash is being computed based on a Unicode encoding of the same hash.
> Thus, for someone else to recreate the MD5 hash of the data from the same
> source data, they need to use the exact same sCRC as input and must use
> Unicode encoding. UTF8 or any other encoding will produce a different
byte
> array and thus a different hash.
> If the input string and the encoding is the same, the MD5 should be the
> same. The only thing that might vary is if they are assuming the bytes
are
> in the opposite order and you need to reverse the string.
> The code you keep showing below is hard to follow because it is using a
> variable called sCRC as the input and then also setting that to the
output.
> We can't tell where the data came from or where it is going.
> Can you post a function that calculates the MD5 of an input string using
the
> proper encoding and returns it as a hex string?
> Joe K.
> "Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
> news:uJ1fcM5jEHA.3724@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello Joe,
> > I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example in my
> > previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the payment
> > gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a chance
that
> > the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you see
> anything
> > wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very much. Peter.
> > Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> > Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> > unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> > enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
> > 0, True)
> > Dim oMD5 As New
System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> > Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> > Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> > Dim i As Integer = 0
> > For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> > sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> > Next
> > sCRC = sb.ToString
> > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
wrote
> > in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post and
> didn't
> > > provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter class to
> > > convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the - characters
it
> > puts
> > > in between or using something like my function called
> ConvertToOctetString
> > > that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It
basically
> > > just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over the
bytes
> > and
> > > build the string.
> > > > Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the data
using
> > the
> > > same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else your
input
> > > byte array may be different and thus your hash will be different.
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Joe K.
> > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I need to
> > pass
> > > > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me another
> > string
> > > > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > > > > > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I don't
> have
> > > to
> > > > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to 16-bit
> > number
> > > > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give me
an
> > > exact
> > > > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > > > > > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > > > > > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > > > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > > > > > return sb.ToString();
> > > > > > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > wrote
> > > > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below? That
> > looks
> > > > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever
> > string
> > > > was
> > > > > provided.
> > > > > > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input
is
> in
> > > the
> > > > > funtion.
> > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > wrote
> > > > > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead? Typically,
> you
> > > > encode
> > > > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string
> encoding.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the
input
> > > > string
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be
> > throwing
> > > > > data
> > > > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway
> > compute
> > > > the
> > > > > > hash
> > > > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a comparison.
> > > > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which I've
> > never
> > > > user
> > > > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks
> approximately
> > > like
> > > > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > > > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I
> pass
> > > this
> > > > > > > string,
> > > > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably
not
> > > like
> > > > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
My idea was that you would have a function that calculates the MD5 so that
we could see more clearly exactly how you are calculating it. After that,
you can verify with the vendor that they are using the same algorithm. The
function would look like:

Public Function GetMD5(ByVal inputData As String) as String
...
End Function

Then, we could see what results you are getting by passing in your input
data.

Joe K.

"Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:uWjGZ%239jEHA.3476@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thank you, Joe.
> This makes sense. However, I don't know what function is used by the
payment
> gateway provider. I will contact them with all this information.
> Peter
> "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
> in message news:e6oCHv5jEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > There are two main things to keep in mind here:
> > The value of sCRC is what is being used to create the hash.
> > The hash is being computed based on a Unicode encoding of the same hash.
> > Thus, for someone else to recreate the MD5 hash of the data from the
same
> > source data, they need to use the exact same sCRC as input and must use
> > Unicode encoding. UTF8 or any other encoding will produce a different
> byte
> > array and thus a different hash.
> > If the input string and the encoding is the same, the MD5 should be the
> > same. The only thing that might vary is if they are assuming the bytes
> are
> > in the opposite order and you need to reverse the string.
> > The code you keep showing below is hard to follow because it is using a
> > variable called sCRC as the input and then also setting that to the
> output.
> > We can't tell where the data came from or where it is going.
> > Can you post a function that calculates the MD5 of an input string using
> the
> > proper encoding and returns it as a hex string?
> > Joe K.
> > "Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
> > news:uJ1fcM5jEHA.3724@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello Joe,
> > > > I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example in my
> > > previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the payment
> > > gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a chance
> that
> > > the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you see
> > anything
> > > wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very much.
Peter.
> > > > Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> > > > Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> > > unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> > > > enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
> > > 0, True)
> > > > Dim oMD5 As New
> System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> > > Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> > > > Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> > > Dim i As Integer = 0
> > > For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> > > sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> > > Next
> > > > sCRC = sb.ToString
> > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> wrote
> > > in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post and
> > didn't
> > > > provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter class
to
> > > > convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the - characters
> it
> > > puts
> > > > in between or using something like my function called
> > ConvertToOctetString
> > > > that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It
> basically
> > > > just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over the
> bytes
> > > and
> > > > build the string.
> > > > > > Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the data
> using
> > > the
> > > > same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else your
> input
> > > > byte array may be different and thus your hash will be different.
> > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I need
to
> > > pass
> > > > > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me another
> > > string
> > > > > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > > > > > > > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I
don't
> > have
> > > > to
> > > > > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to
16-bit
> > > number
> > > > > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give
me
> an
> > > > exact
> > > > > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > > > > > > > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > > > > > > > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > > > > > > > return sb.ToString();
> > > > > > > > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
<joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > wrote
> > > > > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below?
That
> > > looks
> > > > > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of whatever
> > > string
> > > > > was
> > > > > > provided.
> > > > > > > > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the input
> is
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > funtion.
> > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc
value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> > <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead?
Typically,
> > you
> > > > > encode
> > > > > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string
> > encoding.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the
> input
> > > > > string
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll be
> > > throwing
> > > > > > data
> > > > > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you alway
> > > compute
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > hash
> > > > > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a
comparison.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which
I've
> > > never
> > > > > user
> > > > > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks
> > approximately
> > > > like
> > > > > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > > > > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where I
> > pass
> > > > this
> > > > > > > > string,
> > > > > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but probably
> not
> > > > like
> > > > > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Thank you, Joe.

I'll put here the whole function, I don't know if it would make sense to
you. I'm actually doing it on the Pag_Load event:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Try
Dim sUser As String
Dim dblSum As Double
Dim sPlan As String
Dim sTerm As String
Dim dblPrice As Double
Dim sCRC As String
If Not IsPostBack Then
sUser = Request.QueryString("user")
dblSum = Request.QueryString("sum")
dblPrice = Request.QueryString("price")
sPlan = Request.QueryString("plan")
sTerm = Request.QueryString("term")
Dim sEmail = Request.QueryString("email")
Dim unicodeString As String
If Request.QueryString("up") = 1 Then
Me.shp_Up.Value = "1"
unicodeString = "Upgrade to" & sPlan
Else
unicodeString = "Extension to " & sPlan & " for " & sTerm & " months"
Me.shp_Up.Value = "0"
End If
If Not IsDBNull(sUser) Then
If Me.shp_Up.Value = "0" Then
inv_desc.Value = "Hosting " & sPlan & " extension for " & sTerm & " months"
Else
inv_desc.Value = "Hosting upgrade to plan " & sPlan
End If
Me.shp_UserID.Value = sUser.ToString
Me.Description.Value = unicodeString
Me.shp_Price.Value = dblPrice.ToString
End If
If Not IsDBNull(dblSum) Then
out_summ.Value = dblSum.ToString("c")
End If
Me.shp_HostPlan.Value = sPlan
inv_id.Value = CLng(Format(Now, "HHmmss"))
Me.shp_PaymentNo.Value = CLng(Format(Now, "yyyyMMddHHmmss"))
If Not IsDBNull(sTerm) Then
Me.shp_Term.Value = sTerm
End If
If Not IsDBNull("email") Then
Me.shp_Email.Value = sEmail
End If
sCRC = "pva:" & dblSum.ToString & ":" & CLng(Format(Now, "HHmmss")) _
& ":pa0567Ztro:inv_desc=" & inv_desc.Value & ":shp_Email=" _
& sEmail & ":lang=ru" & ":shp_PaymentNo=" _
& CLng(Format(Now, "yyyyMMddHHmmss")).ToString & ":shp_UserID=" & sUser _
& ":shp_Price=" & dblPrice.ToString _
& ":shp_HostPlan=" & sPlan & ":shp_Term=" _
& sTerm
Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
Dim unicodeText() As Byte
unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
0, True)
Dim oMD5 As New System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
Dim sb As New StringBuilder
Dim i As Integer = 0
For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
Next
sCRC = sb.ToString

sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(MD5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
Me.crc.Value = sCRC
End If
Catch ex As Exception
lblError.Text = ex.Message
Finally
End Try
End Sub

The hidden textbox crc gets the value of sCRC, that is passed to the Payment
Gateway when the form is submitted.

Thanks,

Peter

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:#jEyZyCkEHA.2668@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> My idea was that you would have a function that calculates the MD5 so that
> we could see more clearly exactly how you are calculating it. After that,
> you can verify with the vendor that they are using the same algorithm.
The
> function would look like:
> Public Function GetMD5(ByVal inputData As String) as String
> ...
> End Function
> Then, we could see what results you are getting by passing in your input
> data.
> Joe K.
> "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> news:uWjGZ%239jEHA.3476@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Thank you, Joe.
> > This makes sense. However, I don't know what function is used by the
> payment
> > gateway provider. I will contact them with all this information.
> > Peter
> > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
wrote
> > in message news:e6oCHv5jEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > There are two main things to keep in mind here:
> > > > The value of sCRC is what is being used to create the hash.
> > > The hash is being computed based on a Unicode encoding of the same
hash.
> > > > Thus, for someone else to recreate the MD5 hash of the data from the
> same
> > > source data, they need to use the exact same sCRC as input and must
use
> > > Unicode encoding. UTF8 or any other encoding will produce a different
> > byte
> > > array and thus a different hash.
> > > > If the input string and the encoding is the same, the MD5 should be
the
> > > same. The only thing that might vary is if they are assuming the
bytes
> > are
> > > in the opposite order and you need to reverse the string.
> > > > The code you keep showing below is hard to follow because it is using
a
> > > variable called sCRC as the input and then also setting that to the
> > output.
> > > We can't tell where the data came from or where it is going.
> > > > Can you post a function that calculates the MD5 of an input string
using
> > the
> > > proper encoding and returns it as a hex string?
> > > > Joe K.
> > > > "Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
> > > news:uJ1fcM5jEHA.3724@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hello Joe,
> > > > > > I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example in
my
> > > > previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the
payment
> > > > gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a chance
> > that
> > > > the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you see
> > > anything
> > > > wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very much.
> Peter.
> > > > > > Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> > > > > > Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> > > > unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> > > > > > enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
> > > > 0, True)
> > > > > > Dim oMD5 As New
> > System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> > > > Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> > > > > > Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> > > > Dim i As Integer = 0
> > > > For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> > > > sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> > > > Next
> > > > > > sCRC = sb.ToString
> > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > wrote
> > > > in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post
and
> > > didn't
> > > > > provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter class
> to
> > > > > convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the -
characters
> > it
> > > > puts
> > > > > in between or using something like my function called
> > > ConvertToOctetString
> > > > > that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It
> > basically
> > > > > just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over the
> > bytes
> > > > and
> > > > > build the string.
> > > > > > > > Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the data
> > using
> > > > the
> > > > > same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else your
> > input
> > > > > byte array may be different and thus your hash will be different.
> > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I
need
> to
> > > > pass
> > > > > > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me
another
> > > > string
> > > > > > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > > > > > > > > > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I
> don't
> > > have
> > > > > to
> > > > > > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to
> 16-bit
> > > > number
> > > > > > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't give
> me
> > an
> > > > > exact
> > > > > > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > > > > > > > > > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > > > > > > > > > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > > > > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > > > > > > > > > return sb.ToString();
> > > > > > > > > > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > wrote
> > > > > > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below?
> That
> > > > looks
> > > > > > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of
whatever
> > > > string
> > > > > > was
> > > > > > > provided.
> > > > > > > > > > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the
input
> > is
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > funtion.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > > > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc
> value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> > > <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead?
> Typically,
> > > you
> > > > > > encode
> > > > > > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string
> > > encoding.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert the
> > input
> > > > > > string
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll
be
> > > > throwing
> > > > > > > data
> > > > > > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you
alway
> > > > compute
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > hash
> > > > > > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a
> comparison.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which
> I've
> > > > never
> > > > > > user
> > > > > > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks
> > > approximately
> > > > > like
> > > > > > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > > > > > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page where
I
> > > pass
> > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > string,
> > > > > > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but
probably
> > not
> > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Ok, I was thinking of a function kind of like this:

Private Function ComputeMD5Hash(ByVal input As String, ByVal
targetEncoding As Encoding) As String

Dim textData() As Byte
Dim hexString As String
textData = targetEncoding.GetBytes(input)

Dim hashProvider As New
System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
Dim md5Hash() As Byte = hashProvider.ComputeHash(textData)

Dim sb As New StringBuilder
Dim i As Integer = 0
For i = 0 To md5Hash.Length - 1
sb.Append(md5Hash(i).ToString("X2"))
Next
hexString = sb.ToString

Return hexString

End Function

You would call it in your code with:

hashText = ComputeMD5Hash(sCRC, Encoding.Unicode)

That would then leave three possibilities as to why you aren't getting the
same results as the vendor:
- The string you are passing in to sCRC is different from what they are
passing in
- You are using a different encoding to get the byte array than they are
- The output format you are getting is different (due to the bytes being
reversed or case sensitive or something)

My suspicion is that it is the encoding piece. You could also try
Encoding.ASCII and Encoding.UTF8 to see if those give you the result you are
looking for. Unicode will produce a totally different byte array than ASCII
and UTF8, so the hash will be different as a result.

Hopefully that will help you resolve it.

Joe K.

"Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
news:e$aYQfEkEHA.3016@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thank you, Joe.
> I'll put here the whole function, I don't know if it would make sense to
> you. I'm actually doing it on the Pag_Load event:
> Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
> Try
> Dim sUser As String
> Dim dblSum As Double
> Dim sPlan As String
> Dim sTerm As String
> Dim dblPrice As Double
> Dim sCRC As String
> If Not IsPostBack Then
> sUser = Request.QueryString("user")
> dblSum = Request.QueryString("sum")
> dblPrice = Request.QueryString("price")
> sPlan = Request.QueryString("plan")
> sTerm = Request.QueryString("term")
> Dim sEmail = Request.QueryString("email")
> Dim unicodeString As String
> If Request.QueryString("up") = 1 Then
> Me.shp_Up.Value = "1"
> unicodeString = "Upgrade to" & sPlan
> Else
> unicodeString = "Extension to " & sPlan & " for " & sTerm & " months"
> Me.shp_Up.Value = "0"
> End If
> If Not IsDBNull(sUser) Then
> If Me.shp_Up.Value = "0" Then
> inv_desc.Value = "Hosting " & sPlan & " extension for " & sTerm & "
months"
> Else
> inv_desc.Value = "Hosting upgrade to plan " & sPlan
> End If
> Me.shp_UserID.Value = sUser.ToString
> Me.Description.Value = unicodeString
> Me.shp_Price.Value = dblPrice.ToString
> End If
> If Not IsDBNull(dblSum) Then
> out_summ.Value = dblSum.ToString("c")
> End If
> Me.shp_HostPlan.Value = sPlan
> inv_id.Value = CLng(Format(Now, "HHmmss"))
> Me.shp_PaymentNo.Value = CLng(Format(Now, "yyyyMMddHHmmss"))
> If Not IsDBNull(sTerm) Then
> Me.shp_Term.Value = sTerm
> End If
> If Not IsDBNull("email") Then
> Me.shp_Email.Value = sEmail
> End If
> sCRC = "pva:" & dblSum.ToString & ":" & CLng(Format(Now, "HHmmss")) _
> & ":pa0567Ztro:inv_desc=" & inv_desc.Value & ":shp_Email=" _
> & sEmail & ":lang=ru" & ":shp_PaymentNo=" _
> & CLng(Format(Now, "yyyyMMddHHmmss")).ToString & ":shp_UserID=" & sUser _
> & ":shp_Price=" & dblPrice.ToString _
> & ":shp_HostPlan=" & sPlan & ":shp_Term=" _
> & sTerm
> Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
> 0, True)
> Dim oMD5 As New System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> Dim i As Integer = 0
> For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> Next
> sCRC = sb.ToString
> sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(MD5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> End If
> Catch ex As Exception
> lblError.Text = ex.Message
> Finally
> End Try
> End Sub
> The hidden textbox crc gets the value of sCRC, that is passed to the
Payment
> Gateway when the form is submitted.
> Thanks,
> Peter
> "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
> in message news:#jEyZyCkEHA.2668@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > My idea was that you would have a function that calculates the MD5 so
that
> > we could see more clearly exactly how you are calculating it. After
that,
> > you can verify with the vendor that they are using the same algorithm.
> The
> > function would look like:
> > Public Function GetMD5(ByVal inputData As String) as String
> > ...
> > End Function
> > Then, we could see what results you are getting by passing in your input
> > data.
> > Joe K.
> > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > news:uWjGZ%239jEHA.3476@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > This makes sense. However, I don't know what function is used by the
> > payment
> > > gateway provider. I will contact them with all this information.
> > > > Peter
> > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> wrote
> > > in message news:e6oCHv5jEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > > There are two main things to keep in mind here:
> > > > > > The value of sCRC is what is being used to create the hash.
> > > > The hash is being computed based on a Unicode encoding of the same
> hash.
> > > > > > Thus, for someone else to recreate the MD5 hash of the data from the
> > same
> > > > source data, they need to use the exact same sCRC as input and must
> use
> > > > Unicode encoding. UTF8 or any other encoding will produce a
different
> > > byte
> > > > array and thus a different hash.
> > > > > > If the input string and the encoding is the same, the MD5 should be
> the
> > > > same. The only thing that might vary is if they are assuming the
> bytes
> > > are
> > > > in the opposite order and you need to reverse the string.
> > > > > > The code you keep showing below is hard to follow because it is
using
> a
> > > > variable called sCRC as the input and then also setting that to the
> > > output.
> > > > We can't tell where the data came from or where it is going.
> > > > > > Can you post a function that calculates the MD5 of an input string
> using
> > > the
> > > > proper encoding and returns it as a hex string?
> > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:uJ1fcM5jEHA.3724@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hello Joe,
> > > > > > > > I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example
in
> my
> > > > > previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the
> payment
> > > > > gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a
chance
> > > that
> > > > > the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you
see
> > > > anything
> > > > > wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very much.
> > Peter.
> > > > > > > > Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> > > > > > > > Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> > > > > unicodeText =
System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> > > > > > > > enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText,
_
> > > > > 0, True)
> > > > > > > > Dim oMD5 As New
> > > System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> > > > > Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> > > > > > > > Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> > > > > Dim i As Integer = 0
> > > > > For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> > > > > sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> > > > > Next
> > > > > > > > sCRC = sb.ToString
> > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
<joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > wrote
> > > > > in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first post
> and
> > > > didn't
> > > > > > provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter
class
> > to
> > > > > > convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the -
> characters
> > > it
> > > > > puts
> > > > > > in between or using something like my function called
> > > > ConvertToOctetString
> > > > > > that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It
> > > basically
> > > > > > just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over
the
> > > bytes
> > > > > and
> > > > > > build the string.
> > > > > > > > > > Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the
data
> > > using
> > > > > the
> > > > > > same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else
your
> > > input
> > > > > > byte array may be different and thus your hash will be
different.
> > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I
> need
> > to
> > > > > pass
> > > > > > > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me
> another
> > > > > string
> > > > > > > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > > > > > > > > > > > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that I
> > don't
> > > > have
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to
> > 16-bit
> > > > > number
> > > > > > > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't
give
> > me
> > > an
> > > > > > exact
> > > > > > > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > > > > > > > > > > > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > > > > > > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > > > > > > > > > > > return sb.ToString();
> > > > > > > > > > > > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> > <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code below?
> > That
> > > > > looks
> > > > > > > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of
> whatever
> > > > > string
> > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > provided.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the
> input
> > > is
> > > > in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > funtion.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > > sCRC =
Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > > > > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc
> > value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> > > > <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > > > in message news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead?
> > Typically,
> > > > you
> > > > > > > encode
> > > > > > > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex string
> > > > encoding.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert
the
> > > input
> > > > > > > string
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters, you'll
> be
> > > > > throwing
> > > > > > > > data
> > > > > > > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you
> alway
> > > > > compute
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > hash
> > > > > > > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a
> > comparison.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5 which
> > I've
> > > > > never
> > > > > > > user
> > > > > > > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks
> > > > approximately
> > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > > > > > > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page
where
> I
> > > > pass
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > string,
> > > > > > > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but
> probably
> > > not
> > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Thank you very much, Joe. I'll keep trying.

Peter

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:OGOEDmFkEHA.3912@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Ok, I was thinking of a function kind of like this:
> Private Function ComputeMD5Hash(ByVal input As String, ByVal
> targetEncoding As Encoding) As String
> Dim textData() As Byte
> Dim hexString As String
> textData = targetEncoding.GetBytes(input)
> Dim hashProvider As New
> System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> Dim md5Hash() As Byte = hashProvider.ComputeHash(textData)
> Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> Dim i As Integer = 0
> For i = 0 To md5Hash.Length - 1
> sb.Append(md5Hash(i).ToString("X2"))
> Next
> hexString = sb.ToString
> Return hexString
> End Function
> You would call it in your code with:
> hashText = ComputeMD5Hash(sCRC, Encoding.Unicode)
> That would then leave three possibilities as to why you aren't getting the
> same results as the vendor:
> - The string you are passing in to sCRC is different from what they are
> passing in
> - You are using a different encoding to get the byte array than they are
> - The output format you are getting is different (due to the bytes being
> reversed or case sensitive or something)
> My suspicion is that it is the encoding piece. You could also try
> Encoding.ASCII and Encoding.UTF8 to see if those give you the result you
are
> looking for. Unicode will produce a totally different byte array than
ASCII
> and UTF8, so the hash will be different as a result.
> Hopefully that will help you resolve it.
> Joe K.
> "Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
> news:e$aYQfEkEHA.3016@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Thank you, Joe.
> > I'll put here the whole function, I don't know if it would make sense to
> > you. I'm actually doing it on the Pag_Load event:
> > Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> > System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
> > Try
> > Dim sUser As String
> > Dim dblSum As Double
> > Dim sPlan As String
> > Dim sTerm As String
> > Dim dblPrice As Double
> > Dim sCRC As String
> > If Not IsPostBack Then
> > sUser = Request.QueryString("user")
> > dblSum = Request.QueryString("sum")
> > dblPrice = Request.QueryString("price")
> > sPlan = Request.QueryString("plan")
> > sTerm = Request.QueryString("term")
> > Dim sEmail = Request.QueryString("email")
> > Dim unicodeString As String
> > If Request.QueryString("up") = 1 Then
> > Me.shp_Up.Value = "1"
> > unicodeString = "Upgrade to" & sPlan
> > Else
> > unicodeString = "Extension to " & sPlan & " for " & sTerm & " months"
> > Me.shp_Up.Value = "0"
> > End If
> > If Not IsDBNull(sUser) Then
> > If Me.shp_Up.Value = "0" Then
> > inv_desc.Value = "Hosting " & sPlan & " extension for " & sTerm & "
> months"
> > Else
> > inv_desc.Value = "Hosting upgrade to plan " & sPlan
> > End If
> > Me.shp_UserID.Value = sUser.ToString
> > Me.Description.Value = unicodeString
> > Me.shp_Price.Value = dblPrice.ToString
> > End If
> > If Not IsDBNull(dblSum) Then
> > out_summ.Value = dblSum.ToString("c")
> > End If
> > Me.shp_HostPlan.Value = sPlan
> > inv_id.Value = CLng(Format(Now, "HHmmss"))
> > Me.shp_PaymentNo.Value = CLng(Format(Now, "yyyyMMddHHmmss"))
> > If Not IsDBNull(sTerm) Then
> > Me.shp_Term.Value = sTerm
> > End If
> > If Not IsDBNull("email") Then
> > Me.shp_Email.Value = sEmail
> > End If
> > sCRC = "pva:" & dblSum.ToString & ":" & CLng(Format(Now, "HHmmss")) _
> > & ":pa0567Ztro:inv_desc=" & inv_desc.Value & ":shp_Email=" _
> > & sEmail & ":lang=ru" & ":shp_PaymentNo=" _
> > & CLng(Format(Now, "yyyyMMddHHmmss")).ToString & ":shp_UserID=" & sUser
_
> > & ":shp_Price=" & dblPrice.ToString _
> > & ":shp_HostPlan=" & sPlan & ":shp_Term=" _
> > & sTerm
> > Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> > Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> > unicodeText = System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> > enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length, unicodeText, _
> > 0, True)
> > Dim oMD5 As New System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> > Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> > Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> > Dim i As Integer = 0
> > For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> > sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> > Next
> > sCRC = sb.ToString
> > sCRC = Convert.ToBase64String(MD5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > End If
> > Catch ex As Exception
> > lblError.Text = ex.Message
> > Finally
> > End Try
> > End Sub
> > The hidden textbox crc gets the value of sCRC, that is passed to the
> Payment
> > Gateway when the form is submitted.
> > Thanks,
> > Peter
> > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
wrote
> > in message news:#jEyZyCkEHA.2668@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > My idea was that you would have a function that calculates the MD5 so
> that
> > > we could see more clearly exactly how you are calculating it. After
> that,
> > > you can verify with the vendor that they are using the same algorithm.
> > The
> > > function would look like:
> > > > Public Function GetMD5(ByVal inputData As String) as String
> > > ...
> > > End Function
> > > > Then, we could see what results you are getting by passing in your
input
> > > data.
> > > > Joe K.
> > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > news:uWjGZ%239jEHA.3476@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > This makes sense. However, I don't know what function is used by the
> > > payment
> > > > gateway provider. I will contact them with all this information.
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > wrote
> > > > in message news:e6oCHv5jEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > > > There are two main things to keep in mind here:
> > > > > > > > The value of sCRC is what is being used to create the hash.
> > > > > The hash is being computed based on a Unicode encoding of the same
> > hash.
> > > > > > > > Thus, for someone else to recreate the MD5 hash of the data from
the
> > > same
> > > > > source data, they need to use the exact same sCRC as input and
must
> > use
> > > > > Unicode encoding. UTF8 or any other encoding will produce a
> different
> > > > byte
> > > > > array and thus a different hash.
> > > > > > > > If the input string and the encoding is the same, the MD5 should
be
> > the
> > > > > same. The only thing that might vary is if they are assuming the
> > bytes
> > > > are
> > > > > in the opposite order and you need to reverse the string.
> > > > > > > > The code you keep showing below is hard to follow because it is
> using
> > a
> > > > > variable called sCRC as the input and then also setting that to
the
> > > > output.
> > > > > We can't tell where the data came from or where it is going.
> > > > > > > > Can you post a function that calculates the MD5 of an input string
> > using
> > > > the
> > > > > proper encoding and returns it as a hex string?
> > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <peter@.gudzon.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:uJ1fcM5jEHA.3724@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Hello Joe,
> > > > > > > > > > I found a code that should do exactly the same as in the example
> in
> > my
> > > > > > previous message, but still doing something wrong, because the
> > payment
> > > > > > gateway gives me a message that the string is bad. There is a
> chance
> > > > that
> > > > > > the code itself is OK, but the data I put in is bad. But do you
> see
> > > > > anything
> > > > > > wrong with this code? I would appreciate your comments very
much.
> > > Peter.
> > > > > > > > > > Dim enc As Encoder = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetEncoder()
> > > > > > > > > > Dim unicodeText() As Byte
> > > > > > unicodeText =
> System.Text.UnicodeEncoding.Unicode.GetBytes(sCRC)
> > > > > > > > > > enc.GetBytes(sCRC.ToCharArray(), 0, sCRC.Length,
unicodeText,
> _
> > > > > > 0, True)
> > > > > > > > > > Dim oMD5 As New
> > > > System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvi der
> > > > > > Dim result() As Byte = oMD5.ComputeHash(unicodeText)
> > > > > > > > > > Dim sb As New StringBuilder
> > > > > > Dim i As Integer = 0
> > > > > > For i = 0 To CType(result.Length - 1, Integer)
> > > > > > sb.Append(result(i).ToString("X").PadLeft(2, "0"))
> > > > > > Next
> > > > > > > > > > sCRC = sb.ToString
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > wrote
> > > > > > in message news:eB8IzPFjEHA.2696@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Ah, this is the hex encoding thing I mentioned in my first
post
> > and
> > > > > didn't
> > > > > > > provide an example for. You can either use the BitConverter
> class
> > > to
> > > > > > > convert the byte[] to hex digits and then strip out the -
> > characters
> > > > it
> > > > > > puts
> > > > > > > in between or using something like my function called
> > > > > ConvertToOctetString
> > > > > > > that you can do a Google groups search for that does this. It
> > > > basically
> > > > > > > just uses a StringBuilder and the X2 format code to loop over
> the
> > > > bytes
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > build the string.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Also, MAKE SURE that the vendor is calculating the MD5 of the
> data
> > > > using
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > same encoding that you are (UTF8, ACSII, UTF16, etc.) or else
> your
> > > > input
> > > > > > > byte array may be different and thus your hash will be
> different.
> > > > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:utMGDDAjEHA.2544@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > Joe, I'm connecting an online store to the payment system. I
> > need
> > > to
> > > > > > pass
> > > > > > > > this string to this payment gateway, and it will return me
> > another
> > > > > > string
> > > > > > > > back, confirming that the payment was successful.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I contacted the techsupport of this gateway. They said that
I
> > > don't
> > > > > have
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > convert my string to Base64. I need to convert every byte to
> > > 16-bit
> > > > > > number
> > > > > > > > or something like this. They don't use ASP.Net, so couldn't
> give
> > > me
> > > > an
> > > > > > > exact
> > > > > > > > code. They said that it should look approximately like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > for (int i=0;i<hash.Length;i++)
> > > > > > > > > sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("x").PadLeft(2,'0'));
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > return sb.ToString();
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > How it should look in VB.Net?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> > > <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > > in message news:OJQ8p$%23iEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > What is giving you a "bad CRC" error? Is it the code
below?
> > > That
> > > > > > looks
> > > > > > > > > like it should just return a base64 encoded MD5 hash of
> > whatever
> > > > > > string
> > > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > > provided.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It isn't clear to me what you are trying to do or what the
> > input
> > > > is
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > funtion.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > > news:eQeJri%23iEHA.3612@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you, Joe.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried to change it like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > > > Dim encoder As new UTF8Encoding
> > > > > > > > > > hashedBytes = md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > > > sCRC =
> Convert.ToBase64String(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes ))
> > > > > > > > > > Me.crc.Value = sCRC
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, the output string has changed:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc
> > > value="35r0XmeFIOXs5evTQM0q+w==">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But I'm still getting a "bad crc" error.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)"
> > > > > <joseph.e.kaplan@.removethis.accenture.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > > > > in message
news:uoBsCL%23iEHA.4024@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > > > Why don't you try Convert.ToBase64String instead?
> > > Typically,
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > > encode
> > > > > > > > > > > binary data as a string with either Base64 or hex
string
> > > > > encoding.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, be careful about using ASCII encoding to convert
> the
> > > > input
> > > > > > > > string
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > binary. If it includes any non-ASCII characters,
you'll
> > be
> > > > > > throwing
> > > > > > > > > data
> > > > > > > > > > > away. UTF8 is safer. Whatever you do, make sure you
> > alway
> > > > > > compute
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > hash
> > > > > > > > > > > the same way if you are going to be using it for a
> > > comparison.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe K.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Peter Afonin" <pva@.speakeasy.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > > > > news:eJWO769iEHA.3928@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm struggling with the string conversion to MD5
which
> > > I've
> > > > > > never
> > > > > > > > user
> > > > > > > > > > > > before.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a string that I need to encode which looks
> > > > > approximately
> > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "pva:0.05:101214:pa7735tH:inv_desc=205308:shp_Email =petera_gudzon.net:lang
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =ru:shp_PaymentNo=20040825205308:shp_UserID=pva:sh p_Price=2.95:shp_HostPlan=
> > > > > > > > > > > > BU:shp_Term=2"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing it this way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dim hashedBytes As Byte()
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dim md5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dim encoder As New ASCIIEncoding
> > > > > > > > > > > > hashedBytes =
md5.ComputeHash(encoder.GetBytes(sCRC))
> > > > > > > > > > > > Dim sNewCRC as String =
> > > > > > > > Convert.ToString(md5.ComputeHash(hashedBytes))
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't work. When I see the output on the page
> where
> > I
> > > > > pass
> > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > string,
> > > > > > > > > > > > it looks like this:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '<input type=hidden name=crc
value="System.Byte[]">'+
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know exactly how it should look like, but
> > probably
> > > > not
> > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > > > > "System.Byte[]"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would really appreciate your help.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter Afonin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

MD5 conversion problem

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