Calculate Checksum#
The task Calculate Checksum calculates the checksum of a value. This is specially necessary when comparing recipe checksums.
Details#
| Fields | Details |
|---|---|
| Scope | Connect IoT Data Platform Enterprise Integration Factory Automation |
| Workflow | Data flow Control flow |
IsProtocol flag |
Inputs#
| Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | any | The data message to be encrypted |
| hashFunction | String | The hash function that will encrypt the data |
| Activate | any | Activates the task execution |
Outputs#
| Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| checksum | String | The resulting hexadecimal string of the encryption of the data input |
| Success | Boolean | If there was no problem emits a true |
| Error | Error | Error that occurred during the processing of this task |
Settings#
On the General Tab, you have the usual settings and the following options settings:
| Name | Data Type | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hash Function | enum | Sha256 SHA1 MD5 CRC32 | Sha256 | The encryption function / algorithm that will be used to encrypt the data |
Behavior#
The task is used to generate checksums. Given a data input and a hash function, the task will encrypt the data input to create a unique value that can later be used to validate if the data has been changed. The checksum will be an unique hexadecimal string.