How do I generate an encryption hash in ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I am looking into creating a custom members login system (for learning) and I haven\'t been able to figure out the C# command to generate an encrypted hash.

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Answer 1

I prefer having my hash all in one concatenated string. I borrowed this to build my hash:

public static string MD5Hash(string itemToHash)
{
    return string.Join("", MD5.Create().ComputeHash(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(itemToHash)).Select(s => s.ToString("x2")));
}