sha1_hex(8)     DB2 User Defined Function and Stored Procedure     sha1_hex(8)

NAME

       sha1_hex  - DB2 UDF and SP to generate an SHA1 40-character hexadecimal
       hash

SYNOPSIS

       >>-SHA1_HEX--(--expression--)--------------------------------><

       >>-SHA1_HEX--(--expression--,--hash--)-----------------------><

DESCRIPTION

       SHA1 algorithm. The sha1_hex routine returns a 40-character hexadecimal
       hash.

       The argument can be a character string that is either a CHAR or VARCHAR
       not exceeding 4096 bytes.

       The result of the function is CHAR(40). The result can be null; if  the
       argument is null, the result is the null value.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1:

       Inserting  the user test and the sha1 crypted clear text testpwd to the
       table users.

       INSERT INTO USERS (username, password)
         VALUES ('test', sha1_hex('testpwd'))

       Example 2:

       SELECT sha1_hex('testpwd') FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1

       1
       ----------------------------------------
       98ef0758e6aac6f9a9e1197548c8190b72c9581d

         1 record(s) selected.

       Example 3:

       CALL sha1_hex('testpwd', ?)

         Value of output parameters
         --------------------------
         Parameter Name  : HASH
         Parameter Value : 98ef0758e6aac6f9a9e1197548c8190b72c9581d

         Return Status = 0

AUTHOR

       Written by Helmut K. C. Tessarek.

BUGS

       Hopefully none :-) But if you find one, please report it at:
       https://github.com/tessus/db2-hash-routines/issues

WEB SITE

       http://tessus.github.io/db2-hash-routines



sha1_hex                          August 2017                      sha1_hex(8)