# Does Processing have a system random type

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**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/does-processing-have-a-system-random-type/36642 "2022-04-28T22:47:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/does-processing-have-a-system-random-type/36642/4 "2022-04-29T08:15:36Z")

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You can use the SHA-1 or SHA-256 hashing algorithms. I used these when encrypting images in my Steganos library.

I gave some detail of it use in this [discussion](https://discourse.processing.org/t/image-encryption-decryption-tool-bug/8119)

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