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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

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