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Maintenance Ruby 3.4 gets fixes, but no new features. Switch to Ruby 4.0 →

class method

Digest::SHA2.new

(?256 | 384 | 512 bitlen) -> ::Digest::SHA2
Digest::SHA2.new(bitlen = 256) → digest_obj

Create a new SHA2 hash object with a given bit length.

Valid bit lengths are 256, 384 and 512.

See also #<< #block_length also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0