ITAS 365 AIU MD5 and SHA Hashing Algorithms & Its Results Discussion Assignment Details Assignment Description In your own words, answer this unit’s discu

ITAS 365 AIU MD5 and SHA Hashing Algorithms & Its Results Discussion Assignment Details
Assignment Description

In your own words, answer this unit’s discussion questions in a main post (recommended minimum 300 words), and respond to at least 2 peers’ postings (recommended minimum 75 words).

After you have reviewed the Assignment Details below, click the Discussion Board link under the My Work heading above to open the Discussion Board and make your post.

Assignment Details

To gain a better understanding of hashing algorithms, download the DOS-based MD5 hashing utility from this Web site. A zip file will be downloaded, and you will need to unzip the files.

If you prefer, you can download a Windows-based utility—the MD5 & SHA-1 Checksum Utility—from this Web site.

Complete the following four steps:

Create a file with some text in it, run the MD5 (or the MD5 & SHA) utility, and record your results.
Edit the file, change something in the file, run the MD5 (or the MD5 & SHA) utility, and record your results.
Edit the file again, and change the file back to its original contents. Run the MD5 (or the MD5 & SHA) utility, and record your results.
Create a copy of the file, run the utility on both files, and record your results.

On the Discussion Board, in 2–3 paragraphs, describe a hashing algorithm, how they work to ensure data integrity, and the differences between the MD5 and SHA utilities.

Also, in 1–2 paragraphs, share the results of the exercise. Describe the changes, if any, to the hash values and under what circumstances the hash value changed.

Be sure to document your references using APA format.