Something doesn't add up in this story. Encryption and hashing are different processes with different algorithms - SHA vs MD5. For example, IPSec VPNs hash a packet with MD5 to prevent tampering, then encrypt the hash with SHA256 to prevent viewing. (Because the message could be modified while encrypted, were it not also hashed.)
Isn't the point of encryption that it doesn't create a reliable hash - that 2 identical files will appear different while encrypted, as part of the larger encrypted drive?
Or are encrypted-hash collisions possible when small files are encrypted individually?
Isn't the point of encryption that it doesn't create a reliable hash - that 2 identical files will appear different while encrypted, as part of the larger encrypted drive?
Or are encrypted-hash collisions possible when small files are encrypted individually?