This document provides facts related to Message Digest for usage in the written part of my diploma thesis.
| Article found | Fact |
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| XML security : Implement security layers, Part 1 - Basic plumbing technologies [Ve03a] | Message Digests are secure, one-way hash functions that convert arbitrary length data into fixed-length check sum / hash code. These algorithms are used for digital signature applications. For digitally signing large files, the files are first compressed (the fixed-length hash is calculated) in a secure manner using these algorithms, and then signed with the private key. |
