simple-sha256
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In Node.js, this package uses crypto.createHash(). In the browser, it uses crypto.subtle.digest().
npm install simple-sha256
Async (returns a Promise):
const sha256 = require('simple-sha256')
init()
async function init () {
const hash = await sha256('hey there')
console.log(hash)
// 74ef874a9fa69a86e091ea6dc2668047d7e102d518bebed19f8a3958f664e3da
}
Sync:
const sha256 = require('simple-sha256')
console.log(sha256.sync('hey there'))
// 74ef874a9fa69a86e091ea6dc2668047d7e102d518bebed19f8a3958f664e3da
MIT. Copyright (c) Feross Aboukhadijeh.
FAQs
Generate SHA-256 hashes (in Node and the Browser)
The npm package simple-sha256 receives a total of 14,286 weekly downloads. As such, simple-sha256 popularity was classified as popular.
We found that simple-sha256 demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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