Hashing
ཧ་ཞིའི་ལུགས།
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Hashing · ཧ་ཞིའི་ལུགས། · 哈希 · HASH-ing · hash function · digest · Cryptography · crypto · integrity · passwordsCryptographyhash function digest/HASH-ing/
Also known as: hash function, digest
Last updated August 7, 2026
Definition
Hashing transforms data into a fixed-length digest; a good cryptographic hash is one-way and changes completely if the input changes even slightly.
Real-World Example
Websites store hashed passwords so a database leak does not immediately reveal the original passwords.
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