NAME

Crypt::Digest::SHA224 - Hash function SHA-224 [size: 224 bits]

SYNOPSIS

### Functional interface:
use Crypt::Digest::SHA224 qw( sha224 sha224_hex sha224_b64 sha224_b64u
                             sha224_file sha224_file_hex sha224_file_b64 sha224_file_b64u );

# calculate digest from string/buffer
my $data = 'data string';
my $sha224_raw  = sha224($data);
my $sha224_hex  = sha224_hex($data);
my $sha224_b64  = sha224_b64($data);
my $sha224_b64u = sha224_b64u($data);
# or from file
my $sha224_file_raw  = sha224_file('filename.dat');
my $sha224_file_hex  = sha224_file_hex('filename.dat');
my $sha224_file_b64  = sha224_file_b64('filename.dat');
my $sha224_file_b64u = sha224_file_b64u('filename.dat');
# or from filehandle
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $sha224_fh_raw  = sha224_file($filehandle);
my $sha224_fh_hex  = sha224_file_hex($filehandle);
my $sha224_fh_b64  = sha224_file_b64($filehandle);
my $sha224_fh_b64u = sha224_file_b64u($filehandle);

### OO interface:
use Crypt::Digest::SHA224;

my $d = Crypt::Digest::SHA224->new;
$d->add('any data');
my $result_raw  = $d->digest;     # raw bytes
my $result_hex  = $d->hexdigest;  # hexadecimal form
my $result_b64  = $d->b64digest;  # Base64 form
my $result_b64u = $d->b64udigest; # Base64 URL-safe form

# or hash a file instead
my $file_result_raw = Crypt::Digest::SHA224->new->addfile('filename.dat')->digest;

DESCRIPTION

Provides an interface to the SHA224 digest algorithm.

EXPORT

Nothing is exported by default.

You can export selected functions:

use Crypt::Digest::SHA224 qw(sha224 sha224_hex sha224_b64 sha224_b64u
                                    sha224_file sha224_file_hex sha224_file_b64 sha224_file_b64u);

Or all of them at once:

use Crypt::Digest::SHA224 ':all';

FUNCTIONS

sha224

Joins all arguments into a single string and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a binary string.

Data arguments for the functional helpers are converted to byte strings using Perl's usual scalar stringification. Defined scalars, including numbers and string-overloaded objects, are accepted. undef is treated as an empty string and may emit Perl's usual "uninitialized value" warning. The same rules apply to sha224_hex, sha224_b64, and sha224_b64u.

my $sha224_raw = sha224('data string');
#or
my $sha224_raw = sha224('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

sha224_hex

Joins all arguments into a single string and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a hexadecimal string.

my $sha224_hex = sha224_hex('data string');
#or
my $sha224_hex = sha224_hex('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

sha224_b64

Joins all arguments into a single string and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a Base64 string, with trailing '=' padding.

my $sha224_b64 = sha224_b64('data string');
#or
my $sha224_b64 = sha224_b64('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

sha224_b64u

Joins all arguments into a single string and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a Base64 URL-safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

my $sha224_b64url = sha224_b64u('data string');
#or
my $sha224_b64url = sha224_b64u('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

sha224_file

Reads a file given by a filename or filehandle and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a binary string.

my $sha224_raw = sha224_file('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $sha224_raw = sha224_file($filehandle);

sha224_file_hex

Reads a file given by a filename or filehandle and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a hexadecimal string.

my $sha224_hex = sha224_file_hex('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $sha224_hex = sha224_file_hex($filehandle);

Note: The filehandle must be in binary mode before you pass it to addfile().

sha224_file_b64

Reads a file given by a filename or filehandle and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a Base64 string, with trailing '=' padding.

my $sha224_b64 = sha224_file_b64('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $sha224_b64 = sha224_file_b64($filehandle);

sha224_file_b64u

Reads a file given by a filename or filehandle and returns its SHA224 digest encoded as a Base64 URL-safe string (see RFC 4648 section 5).

my $sha224_b64url = sha224_file_b64u('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
my $sha224_b64url = sha224_file_b64u($filehandle);

METHODS

The OO interface provides the same set of functions as Crypt::Digest. Unless noted otherwise, assume $d is an existing digest object created via new, for example:

my $d = Crypt::Digest::SHA224->new();

new

my $d = Crypt::Digest::SHA224->new();

clone

$d->clone();

reset

$d->reset();

add

Appends data to the message. Returns the object itself (for chaining).

Each argument is converted to bytes using Perl's usual scalar stringification. Defined scalars, including numbers and string-overloaded objects, are accepted. undef is treated as an empty string and may emit Perl's usual "uninitialized value" warning.

$d->add('any data');
#or
$d->add('any data', 'more data', 'even more data');

addfile

Reads the file content and appends it to the message. Returns the object itself (for chaining).

$d->addfile('filename.dat');
#or
my $filehandle = ...; # existing binary-mode filehandle
$d->addfile($filehandle);

hashsize

$d->hashsize;
#or
Crypt::Digest::SHA224->hashsize();
#or
Crypt::Digest::SHA224::hashsize();

digest

Returns the binary digest (raw bytes). The first call finalizes the digest object. Any later add(), addfile(), digest(), hexdigest(), b64digest(), or b64udigest() call will fail until you call reset().

my $result_raw = $d->digest();

hexdigest

Returns the digest encoded as a lowercase hexadecimal string. Like digest(), the first call finalizes the digest object.

my $result_hex = $d->hexdigest();

b64digest

Returns the digest encoded as a Base64 string with trailing = padding. Like digest(), the first call finalizes the digest object.

my $result_b64 = $d->b64digest();

b64udigest

Returns the digest encoded as a Base64 URL-safe string (no trailing =). Like digest(), the first call finalizes the digest object.

my $result_b64url = $d->b64udigest();

SEE ALSO