Thread: Setting up a SHA-256 hash for multiple passwords

Here is an example of SHA-256 hash coding one can find anywhere on the web:

      import java.security.MessageDigest;
 
      public class SHAHashingExample 
      {
          public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception
          {
    	      String password = "0000000000000000";
 
              MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
              md.update(password.getBytes());
 
              byte byteData[] = md.digest();
 
              //convert the byte to hex format method 1
              StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
              for (int i = 0; i < byteData.length; i++) {
               sb.append(Integer.toString((byteData[i] & 0xff) + 0x100, 16).substring(1));
              }
 
              System.out.println("Hex format : " + sb.toString());
 
              //convert the byte to hex format method 2
              StringBuffer hexString = new StringBuffer();
    	      for (int i=0;i<byteData.length;i++) {
    		      String hex=Integer.toHexString(0xff & byteData[i]);
   	     	      if(hex.length()==1) hexString.append('0');
   	     	      hexString.append(hex);
    	      }
    	      System.out.println("Hex format : " + hexString.toString());
          }
      }

Is there a way to set it up so it can output for multiple "passwords"? Example, instead of only outputing fcdb4b423f4e5283afa249d762ef6aef150e91fccd810d43e5 e719d14512dec7 with the above coding, I want to have an output of every possible 16 digit hex value. I understand the output will be huge if I run the entire 0000000000000000 through ffffffffffffffff sequence (16^16 = 18 quintillion+ results). But I want my output to look like this:

0000000000000000 fcdb4b423f4e5283afa249d762ef6aef150e91fccd810d43e5 e719d14512dec7
0000000000000001 665e994827f6b03167e80c1513eb356e0d4f013f2e03a3b345 e1e5e3c24dfca6
and so on until...
ffffffffffffffff 6534b338bcb91cf173444c24ed8bc0f1b7065face0ea95cdd1 b936556c6860ed

As new as I am to coding, I understand that this is a LARGE amount of data and I'll also need a way to export the output I create into a text editor (likely notepad). Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Do you know how to use loops? You've essentially answered your own question, and I'm' not sure what you need help with.

I thought may Iteration through a Hash map may be the answer for looping I needed, but in looking through example code and reading the site below:
http://www.javaprogrammingforums.com...iteration.html
Iteration may not be what I need... Will continue documenting what I learn.

I don't want to discourage whatever it is about this project that has you excited to learn to program, but I advise you to NOT bounce around the Internet, chasing design ideas based on limited to no understanding, cobbling bits of code together that you don't understand into a broken mess that you have no idea how to fix, to finally discovering that you can't find anyone to help you fix it. Ultimately, this will result in you being discouraged, making all kinds of inaccurate conclusions about programming, programmers, and your abilities.

So slow down, just a bit, and learn the basics from which to build a solid foundation on which projects like this can be built. Variables, variable types, operators, logic control/branching/looping tools are essentially common to all programming languages with varying syntax. Do the Java Language Basics tutorials. You can become an expert at them in a couple of weeks or less, depending on how much time and effort you can put into it.

Then come back to this with new knowledge and ideas on how attack this problem. You have the time to invest, and it'll be a worthwhile investment.

Gotcha. Many thanks.