The Sha256()
function hashes a specified text string with SHA256, and returns a hexadecimal text string. This hash function is preferred to SHA-1, being more secure.
WIKI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2
This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our documentation.
Hashed values cannot be decoded, usually you check an incoming value against a known value that you hash yourself and check if both values are identical, to verify correctness without knowing the actual value.
Returns a hexadecimal text string.
Returns Unknown
if one of the parameter values is unknown or outside the common valid boundaries.
Name | Type | Required | Description |
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text
text
a text