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Note: Import `std/sha1` to use this module

SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known as a message digest.

    import std/sha1

    let accessName = secureHash("John Doe")
    assert $accessName == "AE6E4D1209F17B460503904FAD297B31E9CF6362"

    import std/sha1

    let
      a = secureHashFile("myFile.nim")
      b = parseSecureHash("10DFAEBF6BFDBC7939957068E2EFACEC4972933C")

    if a == b:
      echo "Files match"

See also:

- base64 module implements a base64 encoder and decoder
- hashes module for efficient computations of hash values for diverse Nim types
- md5 module implements the MD5 checksum algorithm

# Imports

strutils, endians

# Types

    SecureHash = distinct Sha1Digest

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# Procs

    proc secureHash(str: openArray[char]): SecureHash {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  Generates a `SecureHash` from a `str`.

  See also:

  - secureHashFile proc for generating a `SecureHash` from a file
  - parseSecureHash proc for converting a string `hash` to `SecureHash`

  Examples:

      let hash = secureHash("Hello World")
      assert hash == parseSecureHash("0A4D55A8D778E5022FAB701977C5D840BBC486D0")

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    proc secureHashFile(filename: string): SecureHash {...}{.raises: [IOError],
        tags: [ReadIOEffect].}

  Generates a `SecureHash` from a file.

  See also:

  - secureHash proc for generating a `SecureHash` from a string
  - parseSecureHash proc for converting a string `hash` to `SecureHash`
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    proc `$`(self: SecureHash): string {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  Returns the string representation of a `SecureHash`.

  See also:

  - secureHash proc for generating a `SecureHash` from a string

  Examples:

      let hash = secureHash("Hello World")
      assert $hash == "0A4D55A8D778E5022FAB701977C5D840BBC486D0"

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    proc parseSecureHash(hash: string): SecureHash {...}{.raises: [ValueError], tags: [].}

  Converts a string `hash` to `SecureHash`.

  See also:

  - secureHash proc for generating a `SecureHash` from a string
  - secureHashFile proc for generating a `SecureHash` from a file

  Examples:

      let
        hashStr = "0A4D55A8D778E5022FAB701977C5D840BBC486D0"
        secureHash = secureHash("Hello World")
      assert secureHash == parseSecureHash(hashStr)

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    proc `==`(a, b: SecureHash): bool {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  Checks if two `SecureHash` values are identical.

  Examples:

      let
        a = secureHash("Hello World")
        b = secureHash("Goodbye World")
        c = parseSecureHash("0A4D55A8D778E5022FAB701977C5D840BBC486D0")
      assert a != b
      assert a == c

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