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ERR_CRYPTO_HASH_DIGEST_NO_UTF16

crypto hash digest no utf16

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Code ERR_CRYPTO_HASH_DIGEST_NO_UTF16 · An issue reported by Node.js.

Official explanation · Original text

The UTF-16 encoding was used with hash.digest(). While the hash.digest() method does allow an encoding argument to be passed in, causing the method to return a string rather than a Buffer, the UTF-16 encoding (e.g. ucs or utf16le) is not supported.

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Errors | Node.js v26.13.1 Documentation ↗

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License: MIT License (Node.js documentation)
Checked on: 2026-11-12

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