| Parameter | Type | 
|---|---|
| value_to_hash | any | 
Returns: string
Example
query:
SELECT name, SHA256(name)
  FROM employees
 ORDER BY name
 LIMIT 1results:
| name | sha256 | 
|---|---|
| Anna Snelling | d4c1bce57c3d797dd63389bb3167ff75e5bbbe2ff5a67c1e3efb55207111d6ad | 
A function used to calculate the SHA-256 hash of a data value. The hash will be returned as a hex-encoded string.
| Parameter | Type | 
|---|---|
| value_to_hash | any | 
query:
SELECT name, SHA256(name)
  FROM employees
 ORDER BY name
 LIMIT 1results:
| name | sha256 | 
|---|---|
| Anna Snelling | d4c1bce57c3d797dd63389bb3167ff75e5bbbe2ff5a67c1e3efb55207111d6ad |