Javascript sha1

The SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) is one of the many cryptographic hash functions. SHA-1 is considered to be the successor to MD5, another widely-used hash function.

Overview



This component is used to process variable length message into a fixed-length output using the SHA1 algorithm. When used with WebToolKit.utf8 component it is fully compatible with UTF-8 encoding. It is very useful when u want to transfer encrypted passwords to or from the server.

Usage



First load WebToolKit library components. If you plan using UTF-8 encoding in your project don't forget to set the page encoding to UTF-8 (Content-Type meta tag) and to load WebToolKit.utf8 component.