Hash generators typically produce fixed-length outputs (hashes) that are represented as strings of alphanumeric characters, which can include:
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Hexadecimal Characters: Most common hash functions (like MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) produce a hash that is represented in hexadecimal format (0-9 and a-f).
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Base64 Encoding: Some hash functions may produce output encoded in Base64, which includes uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), and special characters (+, /, =).
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Binary Outputs: The raw hash output may also be represented in binary, where it consists of 0s and 1s.
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Custom Formats: Some applications may generate hashes using custom encoding schemes or representations, which can include various character sets.
Essentially, the type of characters produced by a hash generator depends on the specific algorithm and the format it uses to represent the hash.