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Sep 18, 2026 11 min

Hashing Algorithms and Security - Computerphile

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Audible free book: http://www.audible.com/computerphileHashing Algorithms are used to ensure file authenticity, but how secure are they and why do they keep changing? Tom Scott hashes it out.More from Tom Scott: http://www.youtube.com/user/enyay and https://twitter.com/tomscotthttp://www.facebook.com/computerphilehttps://twitter.com/computer_phileThis video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.Pigeon Sound Effects courtesy of http://www.freesfx.co.uk/ Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

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