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What Is a Hash? SHA-256 vs SHA-1 Explained
What a cryptographic hash does, why SHA-256 is preferred to SHA-1, how to check a download against a published hash, and why hashes alone are wrong for storing passwords.
How to Create a Strong, Random Password
How long a password should be, why random beats clever, what bits of strength mean, how a fair generator works and why a password manager is the practical answer.