A cryptographic hash function is a one-way function that takes an input of any size and produces a fixed-size string of bytes, called a hash. This process is deterministic, meaning the same input will always produce the same output.

Common Hashing Algorithms

• MD5: An older hashing algorithm that is no longer considered secure for cryptographic purposes due to vulnerabilities. It produces a 128-bit hash.
• SHA-1: Similar to MD5, SHA-1 is also considered insecure for most cryptographic uses. It produces a 160-bit hash.
• SHA-256 & SHA-512: Part of the SHA-2 family, these algorithms are widely used and considered secure. They produce 256-bit and 512-bit hashes, respectively.

How It Works

This tool takes your text input and applies several common hashing algorithms to it, displaying the output in hexadecimal format. The hashing is done entirely within your browser using the Web Crypto API for secure algorithms. This ensures your input data is never sent to a server.