A hash is a unique string of characters generated by a mathematical function, used to represent data and ensure its integrity in cryptography and blockchain technology.

In computer security, random numbers are crucial values that must be unpredictable—such as secret keys or initialization vectors (IVs)—forming the foundation of security systems. To achieve this, ...

NIST’s goal is that SHA-3 provide increased security and offer greater efficiency for the applications using cryptographic hash algorithms. FIPS standards are required for use in federal ...

America's Next Top Hash Function Begins The biggest cryptography competition in years has kicked off, with nothing less than the security of the internet at stake.

Their integration into diverse applications—from network security to big data processing—has catalysed innovative approaches in managing the immense data streams prevalent in modern computing ...

Among other desirable properties of hash functions, an interesting one is that it should be collision-resistant, that is it should be difficult to find two messages with the same hash value.

IOTA created its own cryptographic hash function, something cryptographers claim is not a good idea.

The essential metric for bitcoin network security reached more than 65 trillion hashes per second on Wednesday this week.