Hasing Passwords

I think some people aren't sure the best way to implement password hashing for storing in a database or config file. Its super fast and super easy.

Simply open snippet compiler an essential tool at ( ) and add a reference to system.web
then add:
using System.Web.Security;

and the code is simply:

string hashedText = System.Web.Security.FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile("test", "SHA1");
Console.WriteLine(hashedText);

if you want the full class to use in snippet compiler for copying and pasting it is simply

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web.Security;
public class HashPassword
{
 public static void RunSnippet()
 {
  string hashedText = System.Web.Security.FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile("test", "SHA1");
  Console.WriteLine(hashedText);
 }
 
 #region Helper methods
 
 public static void Main()
 {
  try
  {
   RunSnippet();
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
   string error = string.Format("---\nThe following error occurred while executing the snippet:\n{0}\n---", e.ToString());
   Console.WriteLine(error);
  }
  finally
  {
   Console.Write("Press any key to continue...");
   Console.ReadKey();
  }
 }

 private static void WL(object text, params object[] args)
 {
  Console.WriteLine(text.ToString(), args); 
 }
 
 private static void RL()
 {
  Console.ReadLine(); 
 }
 
 private static void Break() 
 {
  System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
 }

 #endregion
}