Systems Security Certified Practitioner – SSCP – Question0690

The Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1) creates:

A.
a fixed length message digest from a fixed length input message
B. a variable length message digest from a variable length input message
C. a fixed length message digest from a variable length input message
D. a variable length message digest from a fixed length input message

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

According to The CISSP Prep Guide, “The Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1) computes a fixed length message digest from a variable length input message.” Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, page 160.
also see: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-2/fips180-2withchang…