Cryptographic Hashing Function (SHA-1 and MD5)

Differences between Cryptographic Hashing Functions

A crytographic hashing function is a deterministic procedure that takes a block of code and returns a fixed bit string.

Two widely used hasing functions used today are MD5 and SHA-1

SHA-1

SHA-1 was designed by the Nation Security Agency (NSA) in 1995.

Published by The National Institute of Standards and Technology as a Federal Information Processing Standard for the US.

Refrences

SHA-1 Wiki