hash

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Last updated: Mar 01, 2024 by Anthony George


Function: hash()

Returns hash-encrypted string, optionally with a salt.

Syntax

hash(algorithm, salt, string, format)

ArgumentTypeDescription

algorithm

String

Defines one of the following hashing algorithms to use:

  • SHA-256
  • SHA-384
  • SHA-512
  • SHA-1
  • MD2
  • MD5

salt

String

Additional salt characters to add to the end of the string before hashing.
If no salt is required, specify _NULL.

string

String

The string to be hashed. Must not be null.

formatString

Can have the values of:

  • HEX - output hex-encoded string of the binary data
  • BASE64 - base64 encoded string of the binary data
  • URL - url safe version of the base64 encoded string of the binary data
  • JWT - url safe encoding without padding of the base64 encoded string of the binary data
  • MIME - mime version of the base64 encoded string of the binary data

Examples

hash("SHA-256", _NULL, "testValue")

Takes the string testValue, uses SHA-256 algorithm to convert it to a hashed string. No salt is added. Returns the value: 82fe0c834cbea069013c5eb7828e599a693e0d2411887e2ab273271662973082


Additional Information

The hash function from version 10.1 onwards supports passing the values of secret keys (see Secret Key and Local Secret) into the hash value.

See Also