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1 out of every 4 billion random files will have an md5 that matches your description. Same for sha1, sha256, sha512, and any other proper hash function... Any
by dmitrygr 4y ago
1 out of every 4 billion random files will have an md5 that matches your description. Same for sha1, sha256, sha512, and any other proper hash function...
Any proper hash function guarantees that any given bit of the output has an equal chance of being a 1 or a 0 for a random input. So for a specific pattern in 32 specific bits, there is a 1/2^32 chance in any hash func