Tag: Fmt

How to Format Your Golang Code

Whether you agree with it or not, Go defines a code style at a language level (which I love), and not different styles per project - or having the style as an afterthought! This means there’s very little opinion or conflict when moving between projects so it’s easy. This is very important to Go, as it stresses clarity and consistency as some of the most important factors of code style. So you’ve written some code, and have been told to format it?

#format #code #style #clarity #consistency #language #fmt #command #cli #tool

SHA3 Hash in Golang (256-bit)

You can use the golang.org/x/crypto/sha3 [docs] package to perform SHA-3 encoding on a string. We have an example function below, it will take your string and write it as a hash. Then convert that binary back into a hexadecimal string using Sprintf. Advantages of Using SHA3 Security: SHA-3 was designed to provide higher security compared to SHA-2 by using a different construction called “sponge construction”, which makes it more resistant to various types of attacks, such as collision and preimage attacks.

#sha3 #hash #hexadecimal #sprintf #fmt #crypto #string #package #security

MD5 Encoding in Golang

You can use the crypto/md5 [docs] package in Go to perform MD5 encoding on a string. We have an example function below, it will take your string and write it as a hash. Then convert that binary back into a hexadecimal string using Sprintf. Note: There are more modern approaches than md5 these days - and it isn’t recommended for many things, but definitely not password hashing. Here’s an example of how to use it:

#md5 #encoding #hexadecimal #encode #hash #sprintf #fmt #crypto #string