This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

WP_Session_Tokens::hash_token( string $token )

Hashes a session token for storage.


Parameters

$token

(string) (Required) Session token to hash.


Return

(string) A hash of the session token (a verifier).


Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-session-tokens.php

	final private function hash_token( $token ) {
		// If ext/hash is not present, use sha1() instead.
		if ( function_exists( 'hash' ) ) {
			return hash( 'sha256', $token );
		} else {
			return sha1( $token );
		}
	}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.0.0 Introduced.