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SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512 and MD5 digests.
The Hash Generator computes cryptographic digests of any text input using MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 — useful for checksums, integrity verification and comparing content fingerprints.
Enter the text you want to hash and run the tool. The probe computes every supported digest and returns them together.
Input: Text — e.g. payload.
The output lists each algorithm with its hexadecimal digest. MD5 and SHA-1 are fast but no longer collision-safe — use them only for checksums and non-security purposes. SHA-256 and SHA-512 are the modern standards for integrity and digital signatures.
→ Generate a checksum to verify a file or payload integrity.
→ Compare two inputs by fingerprint without exposing the content.
→ Produce a SHA-256 digest for a content-addressed storage key.
→ Generate multiple algorithm digests at once for compatibility.
None of these. MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256/512 are fast hashes designed for integrity, not password storage — they are trivially brute-forced. Use a slow password hashing function like bcrypt, scrypt or Argon2 with a per-user salt.
Not for any security purpose. Both have practical collision attacks — two different inputs can produce the same hash. They are fine for non-adversarial checksums (e.g. detecting accidental corruption) but must not be used for signatures, certificates or integrity against an attacker.
Both are SHA-2 family; SHA-256 produces a 256-bit digest and SHA-512 a 512-bit digest. SHA-512 is often faster on 64-bit CPUs. Either is secure; choose based on your output-size and performance requirements.