Crypto::secureHash(3) Generate a secure hash from a String.

SYNOPSIS

String secureHash( String pwd )

ARGUMENTS

pwd The String to hash

DESCRIPTION

Use the SHA256 algorithm to generate a secure hash from a String, for example for encrypting passwords. Unlike the other Crypto(3kaya) functions, this function is not application-dependent.

AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others ([email protected]). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.