Difference between revisions of "Block Hash"

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Each 180KB part in a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]], if [[AICH]] is enabled in the [[client]]'s preferences, has an associated Block Hash. This is an [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3174.html SHA1] hash of those 180KB.
 
Each 180KB part in a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]], if [[AICH]] is enabled in the [[client]]'s preferences, has an associated Block Hash. This is an [http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3174.html SHA1] hash of those 180KB.
  
Since a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]] is 9.18MB long, each [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]] is composed by 53 parts and so, contains 53 Block Hashes.
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Since a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]] is 9.28MB long, each [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_chunk?|chunk]] is composed by 53 parts and so, contains 53 Block Hashes.

Revision as of 20:16, 29 August 2005

Each 180KB part in a chunk, if AICH is enabled in the client's preferences, has an associated Block Hash. This is an SHA1 hash of those 180KB.

Since a chunk is 9.28MB long, each chunk is composed by 53 parts and so, contains 53 Block Hashes.