SHA-1 produces a 160-bit (40-character hex) hash. It was widely used in TLS and Git but has been deprecated for security uses due to collision attacks.

Is SHA-1 still safe to use?

SHA-1 is considered broken for security. Use SHA-256 or SHA-3 for new applications. SHA-1 is still used in Git for commit hashing.

What is the difference between SHA-1 and SHA-256?

SHA-1 produces a 160-bit hash with known vulnerabilities. SHA-256 produces a 256-bit hash and is currently considered secure.

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