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  • Saurabh

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    May 29, 2017 at 11:11 am

    Hi Suraj

    generateDigest(algorithmName, input)
    Computes a secure, one-way hash digest based on the supplied input string and algorithm name.
    Signature
    public static Blob generateDigest(String algorithmName, Blob input)
    Parameters
    algorithmName
    Type: String
    Valid values for algorithmName are:

    MD5
    SHA1
    SHA-256
    SHA-512
    input
    Type: Blob
    Return Value
    Type: Blob
    Example
    Blob targetBlob = Blob.valueOf('ExampleMD5String');
    Blob hash = Crypto.generateDigest('MD5', targetBlob);

    Hope it may help

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