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Greg Burri, 04/05/2011 10:34 PM
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| 3 | Each file the user want to share is cut sequentially in pieces called _chunk_. Each chunk has the same size except the last one which can be smaller. |
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| 5 | For each chunk there is a footprint called _hash_ which identify the chunk. We admit that two chunks with the same hash contains the same data. The hash is computed with a cryptographic hash function like SHA-1. |