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.
A hash function is deemed collision-resistant if it is hard to find two inputs that hash to the same output. Collision-resistant doesn't mean that no collisions exist; simply that they are difficult to find. A successful encryption collision attack on a cryptographic hash function could compromise the security of all kinds of digital systems. For example, many software publishers provide the MD5 (Message-Digest algorithm 5) hash value of their downloadable software.