How to use sha256 in laravel?

@jasen 

To use SHA256 in Laravel, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new Laravel project or navigate to an existing project.
2. Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to your project directory.
3. Install the Laravel Hash package if you haven't already by running the following command:

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composer require illuminate/support

1. In your code, you can use the hash helper function provided by Laravel to generate a SHA256 hash. Here's an example:

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$hashedValue = hash('sha256', $value);

1. You can also use the Hash facade provided by Laravel to generate a SHA256 hash. Here's an example:

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use IlluminateSupportFacadesHash;

$hashedValue = Hash::make($value);

1. You can verify a value against a SHA256 hash using the Hash facade as well. Here's an example:

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$plainTextValue = 'password123';
$hashedValue = Hash::make($plainTextValue);

if (Hash::check($plainTextValue, $hashedValue)) {
    echo 'Password is correct';
} else {
    echo 'Password is incorrect';
}

By following these steps, you can easily use SHA256 hashing in your Laravel application.