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crypto

generate-id​

Generate a Secure Random Unique ID. This can be used to generate cryptographically strong 256bit Random Unique IDs. This tool uses it to create Client IDs and Secrets.

Command​

  • crypto generate-id

Options​

  • -s | --hash | --sha : Also output a SHA256 hash of the ID in Base64Url format.

Usage Scenarios​

Generate an ID for any purpose, including secure secrets.

  • crypto generate-id

The generated ID (encoded as a Base64Url string) will be output.

hash​

Hash a string. This can be used to hash a string in the same consistent way that everything in the codebase that manually hashes does. It uses SHA256.

Command​

  • crypto hash <INPUT>

Usage Scenarios​

Output the SHA256 hash of a string value, as well the original input value.

  • crypto hash <INPUT>

The original input string and the generated hash (encoded as a Base64Url string) will be output.