use core StringUtils to compare hashes
minor #10311 use core StringUtils to compare hashes (steelywing)

This PR was merged into the 2.5-dev branch.

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use core StringUtils to compare hashes

| Q             | A
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| Bug fix?      | no
| New feature?  | no
| BC breaks?    | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass?   | yes
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| License       | MIT
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9fc01d2 use core StringUtils to compare hashes