Calculating SHA1 hash algorithm in PowerShell V2.0

Question

Is it possible to calculate a SHA-1 hash in PowerShell V2.0?

The only information I can find online is with PowerShell V4.0.

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible as it is part of NET 2.0. In fact, the PowerShell Community Extensions use the .NET hash support to implement the Get-Hash command. Version 2.1.1 installs and runs on PowerShell V2.