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Glossary: Protecting Data

Python

Also written: Python 3.13, hashlib, secrets, secrets.token_hex

A popular general-purpose programming language used for short scripts and larger programs. Its built-in `hashlib` library computes hashes such as SHA-256, and its `secrets` library makes secure random values, for example a token that stands in for a test card number.

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SHA-256TokenTokenization