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📛 NAME

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

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
Compute SHA256 hex digest of a string	digest_data_hex('SHA256', $data)	Returns hexadecimal digest of concatenated arguments
Compute SHA1 Base64 digest of a file	digest_file_b64('SHA1', 'file.dat')	Base64‑encoded digest with '=' padding
Create OO digest object and feed chunks	$d = Crypt::Digest->new('SHA512'); $d->add($chunk1); $d->add($chunk2); $result = $d->hexdigest;	Streaming / chunked hashing
Reset a digest object for reuse	$d->reset();	Clears internal state; same object reused
Clone a digest object to fork processing	$d2 = $d->clone();	Copies current state; both continue independently

📝 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, ...

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