Since in hash finalization the unsigned 64-bit message length is appended to the last block and hashed.
Why is the maximum message size of the SHA-1 hash function (2^64) - 1 bits?
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05-08-2022 - |
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As described on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1#Comparison_of_SHA_functions
Why is the maximum message size for the SHA-1 hash function limited to (2^64) - 1 bits?
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