wp_hash() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Gets hash of given string.

Parameters

$datastringrequired: Plain text to hash.
$schemestringoptional: Authentication scheme (auth, secure_auth, logged_in, nonce).
Default:'auth'

string Hash of $data.

wp_hash( $data, $scheme );

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.
Uses: wp_salt() Get WordPress salt.

function wp_hash( $data, $scheme = 'auth' ) {
	$salt = wp_salt( $scheme );

	return hash_hmac( 'md5', $data, $salt );
}

Uses	Description
wp_salt()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Returns a salt to add to hashes.

Used by	Description
WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::prepare_item_for_response()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php`	Prepares the widget for the REST response.
WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::save_widget()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php`	Saves the widget in the request object.
WP_REST_Widget_Types_Controller::encode_form_data()`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widget-types-controller.php`	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_get_unapproved_comment_author_email()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Gets unapproved comment author’s email.
WP_Customize_Nav_Menus::hash_nav_menu_args()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-nav-menus.php`	Hashes (hmac) the nav menu arguments to ensure they are not tampered with when submitted in the Ajax request.
wp_verify_nonce()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Verifies that a correct security nonce was used with time limit.
wp_create_nonce()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Creates a cryptographic token tied to a specific action, user, user session, and window of time.
wp_validate_auth_cookie()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Validates authentication cookie.
wp_generate_auth_cookie()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Generates authentication cookie contents.
WP_Customize_Widgets::get_instance_hash_key()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php`	Retrieves MAC for a serialized widget instance string.

Version	Description
2.0.3	Introduced.