simple-sha256
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Generate SHA-256 hashes (in Node and the Browser)
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# simple-sha256 [![travis][travis-image]][travis-url] [![npm][npm-image]][npm-url] [![downloads][downloads-image]][downloads-url] [![javascript style guide][standard-image]][standard-url]
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### Generate SHA-256 hashes (in Node and the Browser)
In Node.js, this package uses [`crypto.createHash()`](https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html#crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm_options). In the browser, it uses [`crypto.subtle.digest()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SubtleCrypto/digest).
### install
```
npm install simple-sha256
```
### usage
Async (returns a `Promise`):
```js
const sha256 = require('simple-sha256')
init()
async function init () {
const hash = await sha256('hey there')
console.log(hash)
// 74ef874a9fa69a86e091ea6dc2668047d7e102d518bebed19f8a3958f664e3da
}
```
Sync:
```js
const sha256 = require('simple-sha256')
console.log(sha256.sync('hey there'))
// 74ef874a9fa69a86e091ea6dc2668047d7e102d518bebed19f8a3958f664e3da
```
### see also
- [simple-sha1](https://www.npmjs.com/package/simple-sha1)
### license
MIT. Copyright (c) [Feross Aboukhadijeh](https://feross.org).