Hashing

Question 1

CRC

Answer 1

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
A method for detecting accidental changes or errors in data. It’s commonly used in networks and storage to ensure transmitted or stored data remains intact.

Question 2

Which of the following answers refers to a family of cryptographic hash functions designed for various security-related applications, including digital signatures, password storage, secure communications, and data integrity verification?

RSA, AES, PKCS or SHA ?

Answer 2

SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm)

A family of cryptographic hash functions. They take input data and generate a unique “fingerprint” (hash) that can be used to verify data integrity.