UtilsGeneratePasswordHash Method

Method to generate an Excel internal password hash to protect workbooks or worksheets
This method is derived from the c++ implementation by Kohei Yoshida (http://kohei.us/2008/01/18/excel-sheet-protection-password-hash/)

Namespace: NanoXLSX
Assembly: NanoXLSX (in NanoXLSX.dll) Version: 2.6.7+3223c8b99fcd3402b4ae016daa480abac16f8a9f

Syntax

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public static string GeneratePasswordHash(
	string password
)

Parameters

password String: Password string in UTF-8 to encrypt

Return Value

String
16 bit hash as hex string

Remarks

WARNING! Do not use this method to encrypt 'real' passwords or data outside from NanoXLSX. This is only a minor security feature. Use a proper cryptography method instead.

Reference

Utils Class

NanoXLSX Namespace