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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The SHA-1 hashing algorithm creates a digest that is how many bits in length?
A
96 bits
B
128 bits
C
160 bits
D
192 bits
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known as a message digest – typically rendered as 40 hexadecimal digits.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hash size for the SHA1 algorithm is 160 bits.

Detailed explanation-3: -SHA-1 creates a 160-bit hash value. SHA-2 includes SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512, named after the length of the message digest each creates.

Detailed explanation-4: -SHA 1 refers to a cryptographic hash function that takes an input and produces an output of 160 bits hash value.

Detailed explanation-5: -Whereas MD5 produces a 128-bit hash, SHA1 generates 160-bit hash (20 bytes). In hexadecimal format, it is an integer 40 digits long. Like MD5, it was designed for cryptology applications, but was soon found to have vulnerabilities also.

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