What is the difference between encryption and hashing?
Encryption is reversible, while hashing is not.
Encryption requires less information to begin the process than hashing.
Hashing requires less information to begin the process than encryption.
Hashing is reversible, while encryption is not.
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Option a is correct i.e. Encryption is reversible, while hashing is not.
- Encryption is the process of encoding messages and information.
- Encryption is the method by which information is converted into a secret code that hides the information's true meaning.
- The science of encoding and decoding is called cryptography.
- Hashing is a one-way function that changes a plain text to a unique digest that is irreversible.
- Hashing is the permanent conversion of data into message digest while encryption works in two ways encoding and decoding.
- Encryption is a two-way function and it is reversible.
The correct option is A i.e. Encryption is reversible, while hashing is not.
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