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GSEC · Question #364
When using Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to digitally sign a message, the signature is created in a two- step process. First, the message to be signed is submitted to PGP's cryptographic hash algorithm. W
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Question
When using Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to digitally sign a message, the signature is created in a two- step process. First, the message to be signed is submitted to PGP's cryptographic hash algorithm. What is one of the hash algorithms used by PGP for this process?
Options
- ABlowfish
- BDES
- CSHA-l
- DCast
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#PGP#digital signatures#SHA-1#cryptographic hash