Security module

Security module description

The module provides access to cryptographic functions.


Security module API ( require "security" )

Functions

Return Name and parameters
md5 hash md5( data )
sha1 hash sha1( data )

md5

Evaluates md5 hash of an incoming string.

Syntax

local hash = security.md5( inputString )

Params

fields type description
data string Target data for calculating md5 checksum

Returns

fields type description
hash string md5 checksum

Examples

local security = require("security")

local hash = security.md5("This is a string")

sha1

Evaluates sha1 hash of an incoming string.

Syntax

local hash = security.sha1( inputString )

Params

fields type description
data string Target data for calculating md5 checksum

Returns

fields type description
hash string sha1 checksum

Examples

local security = require("security")

local hash = security.sha1("This is a string")