Hash function

concept · 1953 · Digital age

Mapping data to a short fingerprint.

Where it is used

• Cryptocurrency — is used in. Mining is a search through hashes.
• Blockchain — is used in. Blocks are linked by hashes.
• Git — is used in. Commits are addressed by hashes.
• Password — is used in. A hash of the password is stored.

What it is a kind of

• Cryptography — is a kind of. Cryptographic hashes.

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