Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.security.MessageDigest; import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException; public class Main { public static final String hash(final String s, final String algorithm) { try { // Create MD5 or SHA-256 Hash MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance(algorithm); digest.update(s.getBytes()); byte messageDigest[] = digest.digest(); // Create Hex String StringBuilder hexString = new StringBuilder(); for (byte aMessageDigest : messageDigest) { String h = Integer.toHexString(0xFF & aMessageDigest); while (h.length() < 2) h = "0" + h; hexString.append(h); } return hexString.toString(); } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return ""; } }