Crypt::Digest - Generic interface to hash/digest functions

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  EXPORT  FUNCTIONS  digest_data  digest_data_hex  digest_data_b64  digest_data_b64u  digest_file  digest_file_hex  digest_file_b64  digest_file_b64u  METHODS  new  clone  reset  add  addfile  add_bits  hashsize  digest  hexdigest  b64digest  b64udigest  SEE ALSO 

NAME

Crypt::Digest − Generic interface to hash/digest functions

SYNOPSIS

### Functional interface:
use Crypt::Digest qw( digest_data digest_data_hex digest_data_b64 digest_data_b64u
digest_file digest_file_hex digest_file_b64 digest_file_b64u );
# calculate digest from string/buffer
$digest_raw = digest_data('SHA1', 'data string');
$digest_hex = digest_data_hex('SHA1', 'data string');
$digest_b64 = digest_data_b64('SHA1', 'data string');
$digest_b64u = digest_data_b64u('SHA1', 'data string');
# calculate digest from file
$digest_raw = digest_file('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
$digest_hex = digest_file_hex('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
$digest_b64 = digest_file_b64('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
$digest_b64u = digest_file_b64u('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
# calculate digest from filehandle
$digest_raw = digest_file('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);
$digest_hex = digest_file_hex('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);
$digest_b64 = digest_file_b64('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);
$digest_b64u = digest_file_b64u('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);
### OO interface:
use Crypt::Digest;
$d = Crypt::Digest−>new('SHA1');
$d−>add('any data');
$d−>addfile('filename.dat');
$d−>addfile(*FILEHANDLE);
$result_raw = $d−>digest; # raw bytes
$result_hex = $d−>hexdigest; # hexadecimal form
$result_b64 = $d−>b64digest; # Base64 form
$result_b64u = $d−>b64udigest; # Base64 URL Safe form

DESCRIPTION

Provides an interface to various hash/digest algorithms.

EXPORT

Nothing is exported by default.

You can export selected functions:

use Crypt::Digest qw( digest_data digest_data_hex digest_data_b64 digest_data_b64u
digest_file digest_file_hex digest_file_b64 digest_file_b64u );

Or all of them at once:

use Crypt::Digest ':all';

FUNCTIONS

Please note that all functions take as its first argument the algorithm name, supported values are:

'CHAES', 'MD2', 'MD4', 'MD5', 'RIPEMD128', 'RIPEMD160',
'RIPEMD256', 'RIPEMD320', 'SHA1', 'SHA224', 'SHA256',
'SHA384', 'SHA512', 'SHA512_224', 'SHA512_256', 'Tiger192', 'Whirlpool',
'SHA3_224', 'SHA3_256', 'SHA3_384', 'SHA3_512',
'BLAKE2b_160', 'BLAKE2b_256', 'BLAKE2b_384', 'BLAKE2b_512',
'BLAKE2s_128', 'BLAKE2s_160', 'BLAKE2s_224', 'BLAKE2s_256'
(simply any <NAME> for which there is Crypt::Digest::<NAME> module)

digest_data

Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its SHA1 digest encoded as a binary string.

$digest_raw = digest_data('SHA1', 'data string');
#or
$digest_raw = digest_data('SHA1', 'any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

digest_data_hex

Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its SHA1 digest encoded as a hexadecimal string.

$digest_hex = digest_data_hex('SHA1', 'data string');
#or
$digest_hex = digest_data_hex('SHA1', 'any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

digest_data_b64

Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its SHA1 digest encoded as a Base64 string, with trailing ’=’ padding.

$digest_b64 = digest_data_b64('SHA1', 'data string');
#or
$digest_b64 = digest_data_b64('SHA1', 'any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

digest_data_b64u

Logically joins all arguments into a single string, and returns its SHA1 digest encoded as a Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

$digest_b64url = digest_data_b64u('SHA1', 'data string');
#or
$digest_b64url = digest_data_b64u('SHA1', 'any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

digest_file

Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its digest encoded as a binary string.

$digest_raw = digest_file('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
#or
$digest_raw = digest_file('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);

digest_file_hex

Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its digest encoded as a hexadecimal string.

$digest_hex = digest_file_hex('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
#or
$digest_hex = digest_file_hex('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);

BEWARE: You have to make sure that the filehandle is in binary mode before you pass it as argument to the addfile() method.

digest_file_b64

Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its digest encoded as a Base64 string, with trailing ’=’ padding.

$digest_b64 = digest_file_b64('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
#or
$digest_b64 = digest_file_b64('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);

digest_file_b64u

Reads file (defined by filename or filehandle) content, and returns its digest encoded as a Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

$digest_b64url = digest_file_b64u('SHA1', 'filename.dat');
#or
$digest_b64url = digest_file_b64u('SHA1', *FILEHANDLE);

METHODS

new

Constructor, returns a reference to the digest object.

$d = Crypt::Digest−>new($name);
# $name could be: 'CHAES', 'MD2', 'MD4', 'MD5', 'RIPEMD128', 'RIPEMD160',
# 'RIPEMD256', 'RIPEMD320', 'SHA1', 'SHA224', 'SHA256', 'SHA384',
# 'SHA512', 'SHA512_224', 'SHA512_256', 'Tiger192', 'Whirlpool'
#
# simply any <FUNCNAME> for which there is Crypt::Digest::<FUNCNAME> module

clone

Creates a copy of the digest object state and returns a reference to the copy.

$d−>clone();

reset

Reinitialize the digest object state and returns a reference to the digest object.

$d−>reset();

add

All arguments are appended to the message we calculate digest for. The return value is the digest object itself.

$d−>add('any data');
#or
$d−>add('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

Note that all the following cases are equivalent:

# case 1
$d−>add('aa', 'bb', 'cc');
# case 2
$d−>add('aa');
$d−>add('bb');
$d−>add('cc');
# case 3
$d−>add('aabbcc');
# case 4
$d−>add('aa')−>add('bb')−>add('cc');

addfile

The content of the file (or filehandle) is appended to the message we calculate digest for. The return value is the digest object itself.

$d−>addfile('filename.dat');
#or
$d−>addfile(*FILEHANDLE);

BEWARE: You have to make sure that the filehandle is in binary mode before you pass it as argument to the addfile() method.

add_bits

This method is available mostly for compatibility with other Digest::SOMETHING modules on CPAN, you are very unlikely to need it. The return value is the digest object itself.

$d−>add_bits($bit_string); # e.g. $d−>add_bits("111100001010");
#or
$d−>add_bits($data, $nbits); # e.g. $d−>add_bits("\xF0\xA0", 16);

BEWARE: It is not possible to add bits that are not a multiple of 8.

hashsize

Returns the length of calculated digest in bytes (e.g. 32 for SHA−256).

$d−>hashsize;
#or
Crypt::Digest−>hashsize('SHA1');
#or
Crypt::Digest::hashsize('SHA1');

digest

Returns the binary digest (raw bytes).

$result_raw = $d−>digest();

hexdigest

Returns the digest encoded as a hexadecimal string.

$result_hex = $d−>hexdigest();

b64digest

Returns the digest encoded as a Base64 string, with trailing ’=’ padding (BEWARE: this padding style might differ from other Digest::<SOMETHING> modules on CPAN).

$result_b64 = $d−>b64digest();

b64udigest

Returns the digest encoded as a Base64 URL Safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

$result_b64url = $d−>b64udigest();

SEE ALSO

CryptX

Crypt::Digest tries to be compatible with Digest interface.

Check subclasses like Crypt::Digest::SHA1, Crypt::Digest::MD5, ...


Updated 2024-01-29 - jenkler.se | uex.se