## Syntax
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## Purpose
The `SHA384` SQL function calculates hash value for parameter according to SHA384 algorithm.
See also [[SHA1]], [[SHA256]] and [[SHA512]].
Parameters:
- Value: text or BLOB to calculate SHA384 hash value for.
Returns: Hash value.
## Examples
The following example retrieves the SHA384 hash of `abcde`:
```sql
select sha384('abcde')
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4c525cbeac729eaf4b4665815bc5db0c84fe6300068a727cf74e2813521565abc0ec57a37ee4d8be89d097c0d2ad52f0
```