Introduction to Cryptographic Hash Functionsby@balapriya
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Introduction to Cryptographic Hash Functions

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Cryptographic Hash Functions are a class of hash functions that are cryptographically secure. From password authentication and integrity verification to blockchain—these functions are used in a multitude of applications. In this tutorial, we'll start by reviewing the basics of blockchain, and the relevance of cryptographic hash functions in making a blockchain secure. We'll then go over what cryptographic hash functions are, and their properties. Additionally, we'll also see how to write code to obtain hashes, in both Python and Bash.

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