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Cryptography & Hashing easy

SHA256 Hash String

Write a function that returns the SHA256 hexadecimal digest of a given string.

hashing sha256 hashlib
+5 pts 5m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Compute SHA-1 Hash String

Write a function that returns the SHA-1 hash of a string as a 40-character hex string.

sha1 hashlib hashing
+10 pts 15m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Constant Time Compare

Write a function that compares two strings without leaking length or content via timing.

constant-time security comparison
+10 pts 15m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Verify HMAC signature

Implement a function that verifies an HMAC-SHA256 signature for a message and key.

hmac hashlib security
+10 pts 15m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Password Salt Hash

Implement a function that returns a secure salted SHA-256 password hash with a deterministic format.

hashlib sha256 security
+8 pts 12m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

SHA1 Hash String

Implement a function that returns the SHA1 hexadecimal digest of an input string.

sha1 hashlib hashing
+10 pts 15m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

XOR Cipher Encode

Implement the XOR cipher: encode a string by XORing each character with a key character.

xor encryption strings
+10 pts 10m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Constant time compare

Write a function that compares two strings in constant time to avoid timing attacks.

timing-safe security strings
+8 pts 10m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Compute SHA256 Hash String

Implement a function that returns the SHA-256 hex digest of a given input string.

sha256 hashing hashlib
+8 pts 10m
Cryptography & Hashing easy

Verify HMAC signature

Implement a function that verifies an HMAC-SHA256 signature for a given message and secret key.

hmac sha256 security
+10 pts 15m

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Cryptography & Hashing — Python coding challenges

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This page lists cryptography & hashing challenges — real Python problems you solve in the browser IDE with instant test feedback. Each challenge includes a clear brief, starter code, and automated checks.

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