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# Do not use weak hash functions

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `javascript-node-security/insecure-hash`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [328](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/328.html)

**Related CWEs**:

- [916](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/916.html)

## Description{% #description %}

Do not use weak hash algorithms such as MD5 or SHA1.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [CWE-328: Use of Weak Hash](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/328.html)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
crypto.createHash("md5")

createHash("md5")

crypto.createHash("sha1")
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
crypto.createHash("sha256")
```
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