Crypto functions

These functions can be used when hashing data, encrypting data, and for securely authenticating users into the database.

crypto::blake3

Available since: v2.0.0

The crypto::blake3 function returns the blake3 hash of the input value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::blake3(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::blake3("tobie");

'85052e9aab1b67b6622d94a08441b09fd5b7aca61ee360416d70de5da67d86ca'

crypto::md5

The crypto::md5 function returns the md5 hash of the input value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::md5(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::md5("tobie");

"4768b3fc7ac751e03a614e2349abf3bf"

crypto::sha1

The crypto::sha1 function returns the sha1 hash of the input value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::sha1(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::sha1("tobie");

"c6be709a1b6429472e0c5745b411f1693c4717be"

crypto::sha256

The crypto::sha256 function returns the sha256 hash of the input value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::sha256(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::sha256("tobie");

"33fe1859daba927ea5674813adc1cf34b9e2795f2b7e91602fae19c0d0c493af"

crypto::sha512

The crypto::sha512 function returns the sha512 hash of the input value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::sha512(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::sha512("tobie");

"39f0160c946c4c53702112d6ef3eea7957ea8e1c78787a482a89f8b0a8860a20ecd543432e4a187d9fdcd1c415cf61008e51a7e8bf2f22ac77e458789c9cdccc"

crypto::argon2::compare

The crypto::argon2::compare function compares a hashed-and-salted argon2 password value with an unhashed password value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::argon2::compare(string, string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

LET $hash = "$argon2id$v=19$m=4096,t=3,p=1$pbZ6yJ2rPJKk4pyEMVwslQ$jHzpsiB+3S/H+kwFXEcr10vmOiDkBkydVCSMfRxV7CA";
LET $pass = "this is a strong password";
RETURN crypto::argon2::compare($hash, $pass);


true

crypto::argon2::generate

The crypto::argon2::generate function hashes and salts a password using the argon2 hashing algorithm.

Important

At this time, there is no way to customize the parameters for this function. This applies to: memory, iterations and parallelism.

API DEFINITION
crypto::argon2::generate(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::argon2::generate("this is a strong password");

"$argon2id$v=19$m=4096,t=3,p=1$pbZ6yJ2rPJKk4pyEMVwslQ$jHzpsiB+3S/H+kwFXEcr10vmOiDkBkydVCSMfRxV7CA"

crypto::bcrypt::compare

The crypto::bcrypt::compare function compares a hashed-and-salted bcrypt password value with an unhashed password value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::bcrypt::compare(string, any) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

LET $hash = "$2b$12$OD7hrr1Hycyk8NUwOekYY.cogCICpUnwNvDZ9NiC1qCPHzpVAQ9BO";
LET $pass = "this is a strong password";
RETURN crypto::bcrypt::compare($hash, $pass);

true

crypto::bcrypt::generate

The crypto::bcrypt::generate function hashes and salts a password using the bcrypt hashing algorithm.

Important

At this time, there is no way to customize the work factor for bcrypt.

API DEFINITION
crypto::bcrypt::generate(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::bcrypt::generate("this is a strong password");

"$2b$12$OD7hrr1Hycyk8NUwOekYY.cogCICpUnwNvDZ9NiC1qCPHzpVAQ9BO"

crypto::pbkdf2::compare

The crypto::pbkdf2::compare function compares a hashed-and-salted pbkdf2 password value with an unhashed password value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::pbkdf2::compare(string, string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

LET $hash = "$pbkdf2-sha256$i=10000,l=32$DBURRPJODKEt0IId1Lqe+w$Ve8Z00mibHDSKLbyKTceEBBcDpGoK0AEUl7QzDTIec4";
LET $pass = "this is a strong password";
RETURN crypto::pbkdf2::compare($hash, $pass);


true

crypto::pbkdf2::generate

The crypto::pbkdf2::generate function hashes and salts a password using the pbkdf2 hashing algorithm.

Important

At this time, there is no way to customize the number of iterations for pbkdf2.

API DEFINITION
crypto::pbkdf2::generate(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::pbkdf2::generate("this is a strong password");

"$pbkdf2-sha256$i=10000,l=32$DBURRPJODKEt0IId1Lqe+w$Ve8Z00mibHDSKLbyKTceEB"

crypto::scrypt::compare

The crypto::scrypt::compare function compares a hashed-and-salted scrypt password value with an unhashed password value.

API DEFINITION
crypto::scrypt::compare(string, string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

LET $hash = "$scrypt$ln=15,r=8,p=1$8gl7bipl0FELTy46YJOBrw$eRcS1qR22GI8VHo58WOXn9JyfDivGo5yTJFvpDyivuw";
LET $pass = "this is a strong password";
RETURN crypto::scrypt::compare($hash, $pass);


true

crypto::scrypt::generate

The crypto::scrypt::generate function hashes and salts a password using the scrypt hashing algorithm.

Important

At this time, there is no way to customize the parameters for this function. This applies to: cost parameter, block size and parallelism.

API DEFINITION
crypto::scrypt::generate(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN crypto::scrypt::generate("this is a strong password");

"$scrypt$ln=15,r=8,p=1$8gl7bipl0FELTy46YJOBrw$eRcS1qR22GI8VHo58WOXn9JyfDivGo5yTJFvpDyivuw"