org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util

Class NameUtil

java.lang.Object

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.NameUtil

public final class NameUtil
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getSubName(String name)
static String	md5(String input) Calculates the MD5 hash of the given input string encoded using the default platform charset.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getSubName

public static String getSubName(String name)

md5

public static String md5(String input)

Calculates the MD5 hash of the given input string encoded using the default platform charset.

MD5 has severe vulnerabilities and should not be used for sharing any sensitive information. This function should only be used to create unique identifiers, e.g., configuration element names.

Parameters:

input - string to be hashed

Returns:

string composed of 32 hexadecimal digits of the calculated hash