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The hash.digest( ) method is an inbuilt function of the crypto module’s Hash class. This is used to create the digest of the data which is passed when creating the hash. For example, when we create a hash we first create an instance of Hash using crypto.createHash() and then we update the hash content using the update( ) function but till now we did not get the resulting hash value, So to get the hash value we use the digest function which is offered by the Hash class.
This function takes a string as an input which defines the type of the returning value for example hex or base64. If you leave this field you will get Buffer as a result.
Syntax:
hash.digest([encoding])
Parameter: This function takes the following one parameter:
- encoding: This method takes an optional parameter that defines the type of returning output. You can use ‘hex’ or ‘base64’ as a parameter.
Module Installation: Install the required module using the following command:
npm install crypto
Return Value: This function returns a String when the parameter is passed and returns a Buffer object when no parameter is passed. Suppose we passed parameter base64 then the return value will be a string of base64 encoding.
Example 1: Generating hash values of the string GeeksForGeeks in the form of a hex and base64.
Filename: index.js
javascript
// Importing the crypto library
const crypto = require("crypto")
// Defining the algorithm
let algorithm = "sha256"
// Defining the key
let key = "GeeksForGeeks"
// Creating the digest in hex encoding
let digest1 = crypto.createHash(algorithm).update(key).digest("hex")
// Creating the digest in base64 encoding
let digest2 = crypto.createHash(algorithm).update(key).digest("base64")
// Printing the digests
console.log("In hex Encoding : \n " + digest1 + "\n")
console.log("In base64 encoding: \n " + digest2)
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
In hex Encoding : 0112e476505aab51b05aeb2246c02a11df03e1187e886f7c55d4e9935c290adeIn base64 encoding: ARLkdlBaq1GwWusiRsAqEd8D4Rh+iG98VdTpk1wpCt4=
Example 2: Creating a digest by not passing the encoding key.
Filename: index.js
javascript
// Importing the crypto library
const crypto = require("crypto")
// Defining the algorithm
let algorithm = "sha256"
// Defining the key
let key = "GeeksForGeeks"
// Creating the digest in hex encoding
let digest = crypto.createHash(algorithm).update(key).digest()
// Printing the digests
console.log(digest)
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
<Buffer 01 12 e4 76 50 5a ab 51 b0 5a eb 22 46c0 2a 11 df 03 e1 18 7e 88 6f 7c 55 d4 e9 93 5c 29 0a de>
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html#crypto_hash_digest_encoding
Last Updated :11 Apr, 2023
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