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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ A **collision** means the same hash value for two different inputs. For simple h

Cryptographic hash functions are **one-way hash functions**, which are **infeasible to invert**. The chance to find a collision (by brute force) for a strong cryptographic hash function (like SHA-256) is extremely little. Let's define this in more details:

* Let's have hash value `h`=`hash(p)` for certain strong cryptographic hash function `hash`.
* Let's have a hash value `h`=`hash(p)` for a certain strong cryptographic hash function `hash`.
* It is expected to be **extremely hard** to find an input `p'`, such that `hash(p')`=`h`.
* For most modern strong cryptographic hash functions there are **no known collisions**.

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