cryptography - Encryption vs. digest -


what difference between encryption , digest?

encryption takes plain text , converts encrypted text using key , encryption algorithm. resulting encrypted text can later decrypted (by using same key , algorithm).

a digest takes plain text , generates hashcode can used verify if plain text unmodified cannot used decrypt original text hash value.


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