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Yes. In a secure hash function, all output bits are without bias. So all combinations exist.
by talkin 5y ago
Yes.
In a secure hash function, all output bits are without bias. So all combinations exist.
- kzrdude 5y agoSounds like the ideal. Can we prove that sha256 has this property?
- thaumasiotes 5y agoProbably not. The point of a cryptographic hash function is to be resistant to analysis. Can we prove it has the much simpler property that toggling one bit of the input will, on average, toggle half of the bits in the output? (Probably not.)
- AdamJacobMuller 5y agoDepends how you define "prove" If you calculate a billion sha256 hashes and look at the results you'll have an even enough distribution to say it's proven, but, it's not "mathematically" proven.