This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Implements the SGen task. Use the SGen element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see SGen Task.
What is a cryptographic hash? A hash (also called a digest, and informally a checksum) is a kind of signature for a stream of data that represents the contents. The closest real-life analog we can think is a tamper-evident seal on a software package: if you open the box (change the file), it's detected.
The hash, generated by the cryptographic hash function, is what makes the blockchain secure. 1  Each hash is unique to the block it came from. âa kind of digital fingerprint of the original data. 2  This process only works in one direction: If you start with the. hash, itâs nearly impossible to recreate the original block.