Explains SHA256 hash function, compares hashing vs encryption, discusses keyless benefits and limitations of SHA256, and when encryption keys are required.
Explores the vast complexity and negligible collision chances of SHA-512 cryptographic hashes and their reliance on uniqueness for security applications.
This article compares the RIPEMD-160 cryptographic hash function to MD5 and SHA-1 in terms of speed, security, collision resistance, and suitable use cases.
This article compares SHA-256 and Scrypt cryptographic hashes, analyzing differences in speed, security, computational complexity and suitable use cases.