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title: "Comment by Andre Santos on \"Cryptographic hash functions are better than manual hashing\" | Hashnode"
description: "Should hashFunction return value randomly or can I use it to return a specific value from myArray. I mean, my is apple and return apple? Or I just didn't unders"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/cryptographic-hash-functions-are-better-than-manual-hashing/661accf7dc783c7fcc28b10d/comment/661ad5bddc783c7fcc28b130"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/cryptographic-hash-functions-are-better-than-manual-hashing/661accf7dc783c7fcc28b10d)

Comment [Cryptographic hash functions are better than manual hashing](https://hashnode.com/posts/cryptographic-hash-functions-are-better-than-manual-hashing/661accf7dc783c7fcc28b10d)

[Andre Santos](https://hashnode.com/@dexfs)

[Apr 13, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/cryptographic-hash-functions-are-better-than-manual-hashing/661accf7dc783c7fcc28b10d/comment/661ad5bddc783c7fcc28b130)

Should hashFunction return value randomly or can I use it to return a specific value from myArray. I mean, my is apple and return apple? Or I just didn't understand it haha