MD5 and SHA-256 Hashing: Mistakes for Students to Avoid

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Instructions Assignment Directions This assignment assesses CO-6. [content page]

For this assignment, you will use an online tool to hash provided messages using MD5 and SHA-256.

Navigate to the online Hash Functions tool [webpage] In the String Hash box, type: “I want to get an “A” in this course to ensure I have a good GPA upon graduation” without the quotation marks.  Click the Hash button. Scroll down the page to the Results section and search to find the MD5 and SHA-256 results. Copy BOTH hash results (MD5 and SHA-256) into a Word document and submit. Submission Instructions: A Word document that contains the MD5 and SHA-256 results from steps 4-5 above. Be sure to review the following prior to submitting your assignment:

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