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Which of the following is true about SHA-1? (Select all that apply)
It stands for Secure Hash Algorithm.
It was designed by the American government.
It has a 160-bit output .
It has a 180-bit output.
SHA Defined: Secure Hash Algorithm. SHA-1 possesses a 160-bit output. It was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
EDIT: I may be wrong, but the NIST is attached to the American government (Dept of Commerce). Could someone explain why "It was not formed by the American government" is not a correct answer ?
In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte) hash value known as a message digest – typically rendered as a hexadecimal number, 40 digits long. It was designed by the United States National Security Agency, and is a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1
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