sha256 hashing password

src/security/HashPassword.hpp

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+#pragma once
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <openssl/sha.h>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <sstream>
+
+// funcion for hashing password using sha256
+std::string hashPassword(const std::string &password) {
+    unsigned char hash[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH];
+
+    // calculating hash
+    SHA256(reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char*>(password.c_str()), password.size(), hash);
+
+    // reinterpreter as hex string
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    for (int i = 0; i < SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH; ++i) {
+        ss << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0') << std::hex << static_cast<int>(hash[i]);
+    }
+
+    return ss.str();
+}