SHA1 Hash Generator

This simple tool computes the SHA1 hash of a string to authenticate messages sent between the client and server.

What is SHA1 Hash Algorithm?

In cryptography, SHA-1 is a cryptographically broken but still widely used hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit hash value known as a message digest typically rendered as 40 hexadecimal digits.
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What is SHA-1 hash used for?

SHA-1 hash is used to authenticate messages sent between the client and server during the TLS handshake.