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== Cryptographic Hash Functions == | == Cryptographic Hash Functions == | ||
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| + | === Hash Function === | ||
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| + | * Takes any string as input | ||
| + | * Fixed-size output (we'll use 256 bits) | ||
| + | * efficiently computable | ||
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| + | Security properties: | ||
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| + | * Collision-free | ||
| + | * Hiding | ||
| + | * Puzzle-friendly | ||
Latest revision as of 17:33, 22 July 2017
https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency
Cryptographic Hash Functions
Hash Function
- Takes any string as input
- Fixed-size output (we'll use 256 bits)
- efficiently computable
Security properties:
- Collision-free
- Hiding
- Puzzle-friendly