After reading chapter 11, describe a cryptographic hash function and how it is used as a security application. The initial post must be completed by Thursday at 11:59 eastern.

After reading chapter 11, describe a cryptographic hash function and how it is used as a security application. The initial post must be completed by Thursday at 11:59 eastern. You are also required to post a response to a minimum of two other student in the class by the end of the week. You must use at least one scholarly resource. Every discussion posting must be properly APA formatted.

Your responses to other students must be more than a simple “Good job” or “I agree with your post”. They must also not just be “Let me add to your post…” Instead, your responses to each other should do three things:

1. Acknowledge the other student’s post with some form of recognition about what they posted
2. Relate their posting to something you have learned or are familiar with
3. Add to the conversation by asking additional questions about their post, or discussing their topic further