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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A **collision** means the same hash value for two different inputs. For simple h

**Collisions** in the cryptographic hash functions are **extremely unlikely** to be found, so crypto **hashes** are considered to almost uniquely identify their corresponding input. Moreover, it is extremely hard to find an input message that hashes to given value.

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:
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 small. Let's define this in more details:

* Let's have hash value `h`=`hash(p)` for certain strong cryptographic hash function `hash`.
* It is expected to be **extremely hard** to find an input `p'`, such that `hash(p')`=`h`.
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