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sha512()
A function computing a SHA-512 hash
sha512() is a system function for computing the SHA-512 hash of the provided binary string.
sha512() was added in PostgreSQL 11.
Examples
Basic usage example for sha512():
postgres=# SELECT sha512('foo'::bytea);
sha512
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\xf7fbba6e0636f890e56fbbf3283e524c6fa3204ae298382d624741d0dc6638326e282c41be5e4254d8820772c5518a2c5a8c0c7f7eda19594a7eb539453e1ed7
(1 row)
Return the generated hash as a text string:
postgres=# SELECT encode(sha512('foo'::bytea), 'hex');
encode
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f7fbba6e0636f890e56fbbf3283e524c6fa3204ae298382d624741d0dc6638326e282c41be5e4254d8820772c5518a2c5a8c0c7f7eda19594a7eb539453e1ed7
(1 row)
References
- PostgreSQL documentation: Other Binary String Functions