For example, if we use a command-line terminal to feed the text "Mastering the Lightning Network" into the SHA-256 function, it will produce a fingerprint as follows:
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Uniform/random:: A cryptographic hash function produces hashes that are uniformly distributed across the entire 256-bit space of possible outputs. The output of a hash appears to be random, though it is not truly random.
Using these features of cryptographic hashes, we can build some interesting applications:
Using these features of cryptographic hashes, we can build some interesting pass:[<span class="keep-together">applications</span>]:
Fingerprints:: A hash can be used to fingerprint a file or message so that it can be uniquely identified. Hashes can be used as universal identifiers of any data set.