Your computer system is a participant in an asymmetric cryptography system. you've crafted a message to be sent to another user. Before transmission, you hash the message, then encrypt the hash using your private key. you then attach this encrypted hash to your message as a digital signature before sending it to the other user. In this example, what protection does the hashing activity provide?

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1. Your computer system is a participant in an asymmetric cryptography system. you've crafted a message to be sent to another user. Before transmission, you hash the message, then encrypt the hash using your private key. you then attach this encrypted hash to your message as a digital signature before sending it to the other user. In this example, what protection does the hashing activity provide?