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This is referred to as the ''fingerprint'' of a message:
Suggested Answer: E
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14 comments · newest first
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Charlesetta
11 months ago
Blowfish is just an algorithm, not a fingerprint!
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Shawn
11 months ago
Wait, isn't it Cryptotext? I'm not so sure.
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Elouise
11 months ago
Totally agree, Ciphertext is the right term.
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Sharan
12 months ago
I thought it was Message Digest.
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Vashti
12 months ago
It's definitely Ciphertext!
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Josphine
1 year ago
I’m confused; I thought Blowfish and 3DES were just encryption algorithms, not something that identifies a message.
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Samuel
1 year ago
I feel like I saw a practice question about this, and it mentioned that a message digest is used for integrity checks. That might be the right answer!
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Ellen
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember studying that ciphertext is the result of encryption. Could that be what they mean by "fingerprint"?
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Felix
1 year ago
I think the "fingerprint" of a message refers to something that uniquely identifies it, so maybe it's the Message Digest?
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Jeniffer
1 year ago
Okay, let me break this down. The "fingerprint" of a message is a unique identifier, so it's got to be something like a hash or digest. I'm going to go with E - Message Digest.
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Eric
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused by the wording of this question. What exactly do they mean by "fingerprint"? I want to make sure I understand the concept before answering.
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Peter
1 year ago
Ah, I remember learning about this in class. The "fingerprint" of a message is its message digest, so the answer has to be E.
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Alishia
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I'm debating between A - Ciphertext and E - Message Digest. I'll have to think it through carefully.
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Krystal
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I'm pretty confident the answer is E - Message Digest.