SHA-1 Hashing

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Content-addressable storage where every object is identified by its SHA-1 hash. Identical content always produces the same hash, enabling deduplication and integrity verification. Git is transitioning to SHA-256 for improved collision resistance.

Key Properties

• Content Addressability
• Integrity Verification
• Deduplication

Related

• Object Model (objects identified by hash)

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