+
+ /**
+ * Hashes a given string with a simple but stronger hash function (no salts)
+ *
+ * @param $str The string to be hashed
+ * @return $hash The hash from string $str
+ */
+ public function hashString ($str) {
+ // Hash given string with (better secure) hasher
+ $hash = mhash(MHASH_SHA256, $str);
+
+ // Return it
+ return $hash;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Checks whether the given number is really a number (only chars 0-9).
+ *
+ * @param $num A string consisting only chars between 0 and 9
+ * @param $castValue Whether to cast the value to double. Do only use this to secure numbers from Requestable classes.
+ * @param $assertMismatch Whether to assert mismatches
+ * @return $ret The (hopefully) secured numbered value
+ */
+ public function bigintval ($num, $castValue = true, $assertMismatch = false) {
+ // Filter all numbers out
+ $ret = preg_replace('/[^0123456789]/', '', $num);
+
+ // Shall we cast?
+ if ($castValue === true) {
+ // Cast to biggest numeric type
+ $ret = (double) $ret;
+ } // END - if
+
+ // Assert only if requested
+ if ($assertMismatch === true) {
+ // Has the whole value changed?
+ assert(($assertMismatch === true)('' . $ret . '' != '' . $num . '') && (!is_null($num)));
+ } // END - if
+
+ // Return result
+ return $ret;
+ }