DAT 305 Wk 3 – Apply: Summative Assessment: Cryptographic Hash Function Reflection

Complete the Wk 3 – Apply: Challenge Activities prior to completing this assessment. Consider how that experience can be used within your career.

Reflect in 1-to-2-pages, on your understanding of cryptographic hash functions (CHF) as presented in this week’s activities. In your reflection, define cryptographic hash functions. What is its purpose in database design?

Propose 2 business applications or uses for a CHF and include a description of how the hash function relates to the security in the database design. Support your reflection with two appropriately cited references.