digest

The digest() method generates a cryptographically secure digest of the given data. A digest is a short fixed-length value derived from some input data. The digest() method is commonly used to compute a checksum of data or to verify the integrity of data.

Usage

digest(algorithm, data)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`algorithm`	a `string` or object with a single `name` string property	Names the hash function to use. Supported values are `"SHA-1"`, `"SHA-256"`, `"SHA-384"` and `"SHA-512"`. Note that the SHA-1 hash function is not considered safe for cryptographic use.
`data`	`ArrayBuffer`, `TypedArray`, or `DataView`	The data to be digested.

Supported algorithms

SHA-1	SHA-256	SHA-384	SHA-512
✅	✅	✅	✅

Return Value

A Promise that resolves to a new ArrayBuffer containing the digest.

Example

export default async function () {
  const digest = await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', stringToArrayBuffer('Hello, world!'));

  console.log(arrayBufferToHex(digest));
}

function arrayBufferToHex(buffer) {
  return [...new Uint8Array(buffer)].map((x) => x.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')).join('');
}

function stringToArrayBuffer(s) {
  return Uint8Array.from(new String(s), (x) => x.charCodeAt(0));
}