Perl ABCDigest::SHA - Calculate the digest value by SHA
You can use the Digest::SHA module to find various SHA values. Use the following function to find the SHA-1 value.
# Loading modules and importing functions use Digest::SHA 'sha1_hex';
You can use the sha1_hex function to get the SHA-1 value as a 40-digit hexadecimal string.
# SHA-1 Find the value my $sha1_sum = sha1_hex'alkeiop2lkj39';
The result is a 40-digit hexadecimal number like this:
# SHA-1 value (obtained as a hexadecimal string) 20b07a8050be5dd980b1c17109fbbffaf3194498
Digest::SHA FAQ
Q. Simply put, what is SHA?
A. It is one of the functions that creates "a value that is very difficult to guess the original value" from "a certain value". It is used to check if the file is corrupted (even if the file is slightly corrupted, it can be checked by the different SHA value), or it is used for digital signatures. SHA is harder to guess than MD5, which has the same functionality. You can use Digest::MD5 module to find the MD5 value.
Q. Is it possible to get SHA-1 values in other formats?
A. Yes you can. You can use the sha1 function to get the SHA-1 value in binary format, and the sha1_base64 function to get the SHA-1 value in base64 format.
Q. In addition to SHA-1, there are high-strength SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, etc. Can I use them?
A. Yes you can. It has the following functions:
# Binary format sha1 sha224 sha256 sha384 sha512 # Hexadecimal string sha1_hex sha224_hex sha256_hex sha384_hex sha512_hex # base64 format sha1_base64 sha224_base64 sha256_base64 sha384_base64 sha512_base64