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Version: v4.22

hash

Computes a SHA256 hash digest of a given field.

Deprecated

This operator will soon be removed in favor of first-class support for functions that can be used in a variety of different operators and contexts.

Synopsis

hash [-s|--salt=<string>] <field>

Description

The hash operator calculates a hash digest of a given field.

<-s|--salt>=<string>

A salt value for the hash.

<field>

The field over which the hash is computed.

Examples

Hash all values of the field username using the salt value "xxx" and store the digest in a new field username_hashed:

hash --salt="B3IwnumKPEJDAA4u" username