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SHA-256 stands for Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit and it’s used for generating a cryptographic hash.
If you’re not familiar with SHA-256, try out the online generator below. Just enter any message and click the “Convert to SHA-256”
button.
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| function hash(string) {
const utf8 = new TextEncoder().encode(string);
return crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", utf8).then((hashBuffer) => {
const hashArray = Array.from(new Uint8Array(hashBuffer));
const hashHex = hashArray
.map((bytes) => bytes.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"))
.join("");
return hashHex;
});
}
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| console.log(await hash("johndoe@yahoo.com"));
//e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
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