COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

DIGITAL SIGNATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a hash function is used to provide message authentication, the hash function value is referred to as ____
A
Message Digest
B
Authentication Score
C
Authentication Digest
D
Hash Score
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -d) Message Leap. Explanation: A hash function providing message authentication is referred to as massage digest.

Detailed explanation-2: -The values returned by a hash function are called hash values, hash codes, digests, or simply hashes. The values are usually used to index a fixed-size table called a hash table.

Detailed explanation-3: -A message digest (or hash) function is a cryptographic primitive used for digital signatures and password protection. It maps a message of arbitrary length to a fixed-length hash value or “message digest". The same input (message) will always result in the same output.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) is a message authentication code that uses a cryptographic key in conjunction with a hash function. Hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) provides the server and the client each with a private key that is known only to that specific server and that specific client.

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