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| Glossary |
| SHA1 |
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SHA1 was designed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and published by the NIST SHA stands for Secure Hash Algorithm, this being the second in the series. Like MD5, vulnerabilities in the algorithm have been demonstrated. |
| Hash |
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The value returned by a Hash Function |
| Hash Function |
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A hash function is any standardized procedure or mathematical function used to resolve some kind of data (usually but not necessarily large) into a unique , small (relative to the original value) integer. |
| Signature |
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Used here to refer the concept of hashing, to the creation of a unique value assigned to a computer file, usually an executable, or other critical or potentially susceptible component of the operating system. |
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