How can I safely encode a string in Java to use as a filename?

If you want the result to resemble the original file, SHA-1 or any other hashing scheme is not the answer. Instead you want something like this.

My suggestion is to take a "white list" approach, meaning don't try and filter out bad characters. Instead define what is OK. You can either reject the filename or filter it.

If you want to filter it.

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