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# hash_hmac

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hash_hmac -- Generate a keyed hash value using the HMAC method

## Description

string hash_hmac ( string algo, string data, string key [, bool raw_output] )

## Parameters

algo

  Name of selected hashing algorithm (i.e. "md5", "sha256", "haval160,4", etc..)

data

  Message to be hashed.

key

  Shared secret key used for generating the HMAC variant of the message digest.

raw_output

  When set to `TRUE`, outputs raw binary data. Default value (`FALSE`) outputs lowercase hexits.

## Return Values

Returns a string containing the calculated message digest as lowercase hexits unless raw_output is set to true in which case the raw binary representation of the message digest is returned.

## Examples

Example 1. hash_hmac() example

`<?php echo hash_hmac('ripemd160', 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.', 'secret'); ?>`

The above example will output:

    b8e7ae12510bdfb1812e463a7f086122cf37e4f7

## See Also

hash()
hash_init()
hash_hmac_file()

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