function Get-Md5Hash
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
This function returns the Md5 Hash for a given file.
.DESCRIPTION
This function returns the Md5 Hash for a given file.
You can Pipe in files or just use one at a time.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> $ReturnedHash = Get-Md5Hash "c:\test\MyFile.txt"
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> @("C:\TEST\TestFile1.txt","C:\TEST\TestFile2.txt","C:\TEST\TestFile3.txt") | Get-Md5Hash
.INPUTS
A file name/location.
.OUTPUTS
The Md5 Hash of the given file is returned.
.NOTES
Function Name: Get-Md5Hash
Original Author: Norman Skinner (normans)
Original Created on: 09/26/2013
Version: 1.0.0.0
HISTORY:
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Date | User | Description
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09/26/2013 | normans | Created script
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#>
param
(
[parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[string]
# This the file for getting the Md5 hash.
$File
)
PROCESS
{
$MD5object = new-object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider
$Md5Hash = [System.BitConverter]::ToString($MD5object.ComputeHash([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($File)))
return $Md5Hash
}
}
Thursday, September 26, 2013
MD5 Hash function
Had to get the MD5 Hash on some files and needed a light weight script. So here it is:
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