Hashes

What it calculates

Computes message digests, compares expected hashes and hashes files.

Inputs and methods

HEX or ASCII input; MD5, SHA-1/2/3, RIPEMD-160 and BLAKE families. Multi-hash and file modes are available.

Worked example

Choose SHA-256 and ASCII. Enter Hello with no trailing newline.

185F8DB32271FE25F561A6FC938B2E264306EC304EDA518007D1764826381969

Specification and limits

MD5 and SHA-1 are legacy algorithms. A plain hash does not authenticate who supplied the data.