Cryptographic Hash Functions

Overview

This plug-in contains functions that can perform the following:

• Create hex encoded hashes for md5, sha1, sha256, and sha512 algorithms
• Generate hashes with secret key for HMAC
• Generate hashes of documents
• Generate a signature key

Key Features & Functionality

This listing currently represents version 2.3.0 of the plug-in.  The functions included are as follows:

1. md5hash(Text)
2. md5hashdocument(Document)
3. sha1hash(Text)
4. sha1hashdocument(Document)
5. sha224Hash
6. sha256hash(Text)
7. sha256hashdocument(Document)
8. sha512hash(Text)
9. sha512hashdocument(Document)
10. hmacmd5hash(Key, Text)
11. hmacmd5hashdocument(Key, Document)
12. hmacsha1hash(Key, Text
13. hmacsha1hashdocument(Key, Document)
14. hmacsha256hash(Key, Text)
15. hmacsha256hashdocument(Key, Document)
16. hmacsha512hash(Key, Text)
17. hmacsha512hashdocument(Key, Document)
18. getSignatureKey(key, dateStamp, regionName, serviceName)  
    
    • Added in version 2.0.0 to assist with AWS integrations
    • Added support for secure credentials store in version 2.1.0
19. hmacsha256bytehash
20. getAwsV4Signature
21. hmacSHA256HexKeyBase64(Key, Text)

Example Use:

• Rule Definition: md5Hash(ri!string)
• Rule Output: 63b03e21a6f184cfd36247b5dc0e86cf