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SHA1
Hashes the given string or binary data using the so-called secure hash algorithm, version 1. SHA1 has been deprecated as a means of securely signing data. It is present in MemSQL mainly for backwards compatibility and for systems which require a “good enough” hashing function and can tolerate collisions. For a more secure hash function, see [SHA2].
Syntax
SHA1(plaintext)
SHA(plaintext)
Arguments
- plaintext: the data to hash.
Return Type
40 lower case hexadecimal digits corresponding to the 160-bit binary hash value.
Examples
memsql> select sha1('ohai');
+------------------------------------------+
| sha1('ohai') |
+------------------------------------------+
| dca51952447d80bd35bf631bc21f06648798b7e0 |
+------------------------------------------+
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