MD5, SHA1 and SHA256 are hash algorithms and not encryptions

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Create a unique MachineID/HWID/UUID with customizable options, like .Net DeviceId

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MD5, SHA1 and SHA256 are hash algorithms and not encryptions #29

Open hnorkowski opened 1 month ago

hnorkowski commented 1 month ago

The README.md states that: // There are 3 different encryption types: MD5, SHA1 and SHA256.. However, MD5, SHA1 and SHA256 are hashing algorithms which are completely different from encryption algorithms.

Taptiive commented 1 month ago

Oh thanks for the correction, i didn't even notice the mistake until now hehe