The first concept we need to discuss in our exploration of Cryptography is that of a Hashing Algorithm. A Hashing Algorithm is a mathematical formula that takes a Message of arbitrary length as input and produces as output a representational sample of the original data. For instance, a rudimentary example of a hashing algorithm is simply adding […]
Message Integrity
September 18, 2015 By Leave a Comment
In the world of secured communications, Message Integrity describes the concept of ensuring that data has not been modified in transit. This is typically accomplished with the use of a Hashing algorithm. We learned earlier what a Hashing Algorithm does. Now we can take a look at how they are actually used to provide Message Integrity. The basic premise is […]