What is SHA-2?
SHA-2 is a family of cryptographic hash functions published by NIST, including SHA-256 and SHA-512. It is the family in general use today; SHA-1 and MD5 are considered broken for security purposes.
4 tools that work with SHA-2
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File Hash & Checksum CalculatorCompute SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 or SHA-1 for any file and verify it against a checksum.SHA-256 Hash GeneratorGenerate a secure SHA-256 hash from any text, in hex and Base64.SHA-384 Hash GeneratorGenerate a SHA-384 hash — a truncated SHA-512 used in TLS cipher suites.SHA-512 Hash GeneratorGenerate a 512-bit SHA-512 hash — the widest digest in the SHA-2 family.
Related terms
Terms that appear alongside SHA-2 on the same tools.