ETL: SHA256

Calculate the SHA-256 cryptographic hash of a string value. Use SHA256 for secure hashing, data integrity, and token generation in ETL pipelines.

Description

Calculates the SHA256 hash of a string

Syntax

SHA256(string_expression)

Examples

SHA256('hello world') returns b94d27…efcde9

Return value datatype

String

Impact of null value

If input is null, returns null.