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.TH "Crypto.secureHash" "3kaya" "August 2014" "Kaya" "Kaya module reference"
.SH "NAME"
Crypto::secureHash \- Generate a secure hash from a String.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B String secureHash(
\fIString pwd\fP
.B ")"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
.B "pwd"
The String to hash
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Use the SHA256 algorithm to generate a secure hash from a String,
for example for encrypting passwords. Unlike the other
.BR "Crypto(3kaya)"
functions, this function is not application-dependent.
.SH "AUTHORS"
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/
.SH 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.