The original version of the Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA)was developed by the NSA,and used a hash of what length?
A)128 bit
B)160 bit
C)256 bit
D)512 bit

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The original version of SHA developed by the NSA was SHA-1, which used a hash of 160 bit length. Option A is incorrect as it represents the length of the key used in AES encryption. Option C represents the length of the hash used in the newer version of SHA called SHA-256, and option D represents the length of the hash used in SHA-512, which is a further enhanced version of SHA.

The Original Version of the Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA)was Developed