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OpenSSL::HMAC

< Object 9 instance methods 3 class methods

OpenSSL::HMAC allows computing Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC). It is a type of message authentication code (MAC) involving a hash function in combination with a key. HMAC can be used to verify the integrity of a message as well as the authenticity.

OpenSSL::HMAC has a similar interface to OpenSSL::Digest.

HMAC-SHA256 using one-shot interface

Example

key = "key"
data = "message-to-be-authenticated"
mac = OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest("SHA256", key, data)
#=> "cddb0db23f469c8bf072b21fd837149bd6ace9ab771cceef14c9e517cc93282e"

HMAC-SHA256 using incremental interface

Example

data1 = File.read("file1")
data2 = File.read("file2")
key = "key"
digest = OpenSSL::Digest.new('SHA256')
hmac = OpenSSL::HMAC.new(key, digest)
hmac << data1
hmac << data2
mac = hmac.digest

Class methods 3

.digest .hexdigest .new

Instance methods 9

#<< #== #digest #hexdigest #initialize_copy #inspect #reset #to_s #update