Index: core/org/apache/jmeter/functions/AbstractFunction.java
===================================================================
--- core/org/apache/jmeter/functions/AbstractFunction.java	(revision 1813248)
+++ core/org/apache/jmeter/functions/AbstractFunction.java	(working copy)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.jmeter.engine.util.CompoundVariable;
 import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.SampleResult;
 import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.Sampler;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@
  * Provides common methods for all functions
  */
 public abstract class AbstractFunction implements Function {
+	
+	private static final String SHOULD_DO_UPPERCASE = "true";
 
     /**
      * <p><b>
@@ -140,4 +143,40 @@
                    );
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Utility method to add variable value by variable name
+     * 
+     * @param variableName variable name to put
+     * @param value variable value to put 
+     */
+	protected void addVariableValue(String value, CompoundVariable[] values, int index) {
+		if (values.length > index) {
+			String variableName = values[index].execute();
+			if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(variableName)) {
+				JMeterVariables vars = getVariables();
+				if (vars != null) {
+					vars.put(variableName, value);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+
+	/**
+	 * Upper case value if optional parameter value is true 
+	 * @param encodedString
+	 * @param index
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	protected String upperCase(String encodedString, CompoundVariable[] values, int index) {
+		if (values.length > index) {
+			String shouldUpperCase = values[index].execute();
+			boolean shouldDoUpperCase = SHOULD_DO_UPPERCASE.equalsIgnoreCase(shouldUpperCase);
+			if (shouldDoUpperCase) {
+				encodedString = encodedString.toUpperCase();
+			}
+		}
+		return encodedString;
+	}
 }
Index: core/org/apache/jmeter/resources/messages.properties
===================================================================
--- core/org/apache/jmeter/resources/messages.properties	(revision 1813248)
+++ core/org/apache/jmeter/resources/messages.properties	(working copy)
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 aggregate_report_stddev=Std. Dev.
 aggregate_report_total_label=TOTAL
 ajp_sampler_title=AJP/1.3 Sampler
+algorithm_string=Digest algorithm
 als_message=Note\: The Access Log Parser is generic in design and allows you to plugin
 als_message2=your own parser. To do so, implement the LogParser, add the jar to the
 als_message3=/lib directory and enter the class in the sampler.
@@ -933,6 +934,7 @@
 running_test=Running test
 runtime_controller_title=Runtime Controller
 runtime_seconds=Runtime (seconds)
+salt_string=Salt to be used for encoding
 sample_result_save_configuration=Sample Result Save Configuration
 sample_scope=Apply to:
 sample_scope_all=Main sample and sub-samples
@@ -1023,6 +1025,7 @@
 servername=Servername \:
 session_argument_name=Session Argument Name
 setup_thread_group_title=setUp Thread Group
+sha_string=String to be encoded
 should_save=You should save your test plan before running it.  \nIf you are using supporting data files (ie, for CSV Data Set or __StringFromFile), \nthen it is particularly important to first save your test script. \nDo you want to save your test plan first?
 shutdown=Shutdown
 simple_config_element=Simple Config Element
@@ -1224,6 +1227,7 @@
 update_per_iter=Update Once Per Iteration
 upload=File Upload
 upper_bound=Upper Bound
+upper_case=Upper case result - default false (optional)
 url=URL
 url_config_get=GET
 url_config_http=HTTP
Index: functions/org/apache/jmeter/functions/DigestEncode.java
===================================================================
--- functions/org/apache/jmeter/functions/DigestEncode.java	(revision 0)
+++ functions/org/apache/jmeter/functions/DigestEncode.java	(working copy)
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+package org.apache.jmeter.functions;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.jmeter.engine.util.CompoundVariable;
+import org.apache.jmeter.functions.AbstractFunction;
+import org.apache.jmeter.functions.InvalidVariableException;
+import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.SampleResult;
+import org.apache.jmeter.samplers.Sampler;
+import org.apache.jmeter.util.JMeterUtils;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.security.MessageDigest;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Sha512 Encode Function Optional Upper case value and save to variable name
+ * 
+ * @author orim
+ *
+ */
+public class DigestEncode extends AbstractFunction {
+
+	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DigestEncode.class);
+	private static final String UTF_8 = "UTF-8";
+
+	/*
+	 * The algorithm names in this section can be specified when generating an
+	 * instance of MessageDigest: SHA-1 SHA-256 SHA-384 SHA-512
+	 */
+	private static final List<String> desc = new LinkedList<String>();
+	private static final String KEY = "__digest";
+
+	// Number of parameters expected - used to reject invalid calls
+	private static final int MIN_PARAMETER_COUNT = 2;
+	private static final int MAX_PARAMETER_COUNT = 5;
+
+	static {
+		desc.add(JMeterUtils.getResString("algorithm_string"));
+		desc.add(JMeterUtils.getResString("sha_string"));
+		desc.add(JMeterUtils.getResString("salt_string"));
+		desc.add(JMeterUtils.getResString("upper_case"));
+		desc.add(JMeterUtils.getResString("function_name_paropt"));
+	}
+
+	private CompoundVariable[] values;
+
+	@Override
+	public synchronized String execute(SampleResult previousResult, Sampler currentSampler) throws InvalidVariableException {
+		String encodedString = null;
+		String digestAlgorithm = values[0].execute();
+		String stringToEncode = values[1].execute();
+		String salt = null;
+		if (values.length > 2) {
+			salt = values[2].execute();
+		}
+		try {			
+			MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance(digestAlgorithm);
+			if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(salt)) {
+				md.update(salt.getBytes(UTF_8));
+			}
+			byte[] bytes = md.digest(stringToEncode.getBytes(UTF_8));
+			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+			for (int i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
+				sb.append(Integer.toString((bytes[i] & 0xff) + 0x100, 16).substring(1));
+			}
+			encodedString = upperCase(sb.toString(), values, 3);
+			addVariableValue(encodedString, values, 4);
+
+		} catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException | UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+			log.warn("Error executing SHA encryption", e);
+		}
+		return encodedString;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public synchronized void setParameters(Collection<CompoundVariable> parameters) throws InvalidVariableException {
+		checkParameterCount(parameters, MIN_PARAMETER_COUNT, MAX_PARAMETER_COUNT);
+		values = parameters.toArray(new CompoundVariable[parameters.size()]);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getReferenceKey() {
+		return KEY;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public List<String> getArgumentDesc() {
+		return desc;
+	}
+}
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