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When two files with different contents generate the same digital fingerprint using a hashing function, a has occured?

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If the files have different contents but generate the same fingerprint using a hash function it will occurred a Collision. It is the process of two different messages/files that pile-up together using has function. Hash function is used to verify if your downloaded file wasn’t altered.

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