# kaal:claim:3227967-019

**Claim.** Cryptographic hashing makes tampering with blockchain records extremely difficult because even a minuscule change produces a different hash value, rendering manipulation instantly and readily detectable.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- records secured by cryptographic hash functions

**Source quote.**

> The use of cryptographic hashes makes tampering with blockchain records even more difficult, if not impossible. 52 Cryptographic hashes comprise complex algorithms. Even a minuscule change to the blockchain will result in a different hash value, making manipulation instantly and readily detectable.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters* (2018), VI. Blockchain, page 23

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `f6e13b956f864ab32ec3305d095a35a127770327d75b3688f785cefc437d369f` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Fenwick%20et%20al.%20-%202018%20-%20Legal%20Education%20in%20a%20Digital%20Age%20Why%20%27Coding%20for%20Lawyers%27%20Matters.pdf

**Topics.** blockchain, consensus-and-security, citation-and-knowledge

**Keywords.** blockchain, cryptography, tamper-resistance, security

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227933-015
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2959730-020
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3071378-005

**Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of the claim. Its sha256 is the content hash used for attestation.