Binary package “node-shasum” in ubuntu noble
Pure javascript function that return the sha1sum
This package emulate the well know function sha1sum of Node.js in pure
javascript allowing one to use this function in browser context.
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In cryptography field, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic
hash function designed by the United States National Security Agency
and is a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard published by the
United States NIST, SHA-1 produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value
known as a message digest. A SHA-1 hash value is typically rendered as
a hexadecimal number, 40 digits long.
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This a dependency of browserify
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Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.