1) RIPEMD-160 is a hash function, a variant of RIPEMD, offering improved security and performance.
2) Similar in principle to SHA-1 and SHA-256.
3) Accepts arbitrary-length input and outputs a 160-bit hash.
4) Provides good collision and differential resistance.
5) Used for integrity checks, digital signatures, and data exchange.
Computes RIPEMDโ160 hashes for input text and returns uppercase or lowercase hex.