wp_hash( string $data, string $scheme = 'auth' ): string

Parameters

$datastring

Plain text to hash.

$schemestringoptional

Authentication scheme (auth, secure_auth, logged_in, nonce).Default: 'auth'

Return

string

Hash of $data.

Uses · 2

• wp_salt()Returns a salt to add to hashes.
• hash_hmac()Compat function to mimic hash_hmac().

Used by · 11

• WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::hash_nav_menu_args()Hashes (hmac) the nav menu arguments to ensure they are not tampered with when submitted in the Ajax request.
• WP_Customize_Widgets::get_instance_hash_key()Retrieves MAC for a serialized widget instance string.
• WP_REST_Widget_Types_Controller::encode_form_data()An RPC-style endpoint which can be used by clients to turn user input in a widget admin form into an encoded instance object.
• WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::prepare_item_for_response()Prepares the widget for the REST response.
• WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::save_widget()Saves the widget in the request object.
• render_block_core_legacy_widget()Renders the 'core/legacy-widget' block.
• wp_create_nonce()Creates a cryptographic token tied to a specific action, user, user session, and window of time.
• wp_generate_auth_cookie()Generates authentication cookie contents.
• wp_get_unapproved_comment_author_email()Gets unapproved comment author's email.
• wp_validate_auth_cookie()Validates authentication cookie.
• wp_verify_nonce()Verifies that a correct security nonce was used with time limit.

Source

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2591	function wp_hash( $data, $scheme = 'auth' ) {2592		$salt = wp_salt( $scheme );2593 2594		return hash_hmac( 'md5', $data, $salt );2595	}

History

Introduced in 2.0.3. One change between 6.7.7 and 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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