Package Crypto :: Package Hash :: Module SHA512

Module SHA512

SHA-512 cryptographic hash algorithm.

SHA-512 belongs to the SHA-2 family of cryptographic hashes. It produces the 512 bit digest of a message.

>>> from Crypto.Hash import SHA512
>>>
>>> h = SHA512.new()
>>> h.update(b'Hello')
>>> print h.hexdigest()

SHA stands for Secure Hash Algorithm.

Classes
	SHA512Hash Class that implements a SHA-512 hash

Functions

new(data=None)
Return a fresh instance of the hash object.

Variables
	digest_size = `64` The size of the resulting hash in bytes.

Function Details

Return a fresh instance of the hash object.

Parameters:

data (byte string) - The very first chunk of the message to hash. It is equivalent to an early call to SHA512Hash.update(). Optional.

Returns:

A SHA512Hash object