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@smithy/hash-node
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The 'crypto' module is a built-in Node.js module that provides cryptographic functionalities, including hashing. It supports various algorithms like SHA-256, MD5, and more. Compared to @smithy/hash-node, 'crypto' is more versatile and widely used but may not be as specialized for SDK development.
The 'hash.js' package is a JavaScript library that provides hash functions for various algorithms like SHA-256, SHA-512, and more. It is similar to @smithy/hash-node in terms of functionality but is more focused on providing a wide range of hash algorithms.
The 'bcrypt' package is used for hashing passwords and is known for its security features. While it provides hashing functionalities, it is more specialized for password hashing and security, unlike @smithy/hash-node, which is more general-purpose.
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The npm package @smithy/hash-node receives a total of 37,124,314 weekly downloads. As such, @smithy/hash-node popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @smithy/hash-node demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.

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