SHA256

The SHA256 (Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit) function is a cryptographic hash function that transforms text input into a 256-bit hash value.

There is no corresponding decryption function for SHA256. Do not use this function to encrypt text that later needs to be decrypted.

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This function isn't compatible with all data platform connections. To check if your connection supports it, see Supported data platforms and feature compatibility.

Syntax

SHA256(string)

Function arguments:

Examples

In this example, you have a table with a User ID column. For privacy and confidentiality reasons, you might want to obfuscate the actual values in this column. You can use the SHA256 function to do so:

SHA256([User ID])

The function returns 256-bit hash values of each User ID.