Cryptographic Hash Function

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A function that maps a bit string of arbitrary length to a fixed length bit string. Approved hash functions satisfy the following properties: 1) (One-way) It is computationally infeasible to find any input which maps to any pre-specified output, and 2) (Collision resistant) It is computationally infeasible to find any two distinct inputs that map to the same output.

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plural: Cryptographic Hash Functions
possessive: Cryptographic Hash Function's
pluralpossessive: Cryptographic Hash Functions'

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