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Cryptographic hash functions like MD5, SHA1, and SHA256 are essential tools in computer security and data integrity. They take an input (or 'message') and return a fixed-size string of characters, which typically appears random. The same input will always produce the same hash output, but even a tiny change in the input will produce a completely different hash.
Hash functions are widely used for:
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While MD5 and SHA1 are still useful for non-security purposes like checksums, they are considered cryptographically broken for security applications. For secure applications, always use SHA256 or stronger algorithms like SHA3. Our tool helps you compare the outputs of different hash functions for educational and development purposes.