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MD4

The MD4 Message-Digest Algorithm is a cryptographic hash function developed by Ronald Rivest in 1990. The digest length is 128 bits. The algorithm has influenced later designs, such as the MD5, SHA-1 and RIPEMD algorithms. The initialism "MD" stands for "Message Digest".

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Block sizes
512 bits
Designers
Ronald Rivest
Digest sizes
128 bits
First published
October 1990
Rounds
3
Series
MD2, MD4, MD5, MD6

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MD4

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Avg. degree1.89
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related to References · 23
MD4 → An Attack, Antoon Bosselaers, Bert, Boer, Cryptanalysis, Crypto, Cryptology, Dengguo Feng, Dobbertin, Eurocrypt, Fast Software Encryption, Hash Functions MD4, Hui Chen, Kazuo Ohta, Last Two Rounds, Lei Wang, New Message Difference, Noboru Kunihiro, RIPEMD, Sasaki
related to External links · 15
MD4 → Advances, Algorithm, Computer Science, Cryptology-CRYPT0, Description, Heidelberg, Historic StatusRivest, ISBN, Lecture Notes, RFC, Ron RivestRFC, Ronald, Springer Berlin, The MD4 Message Digest, Vol
related to Security · 13
MD4 → Bosselaers, Den Boer, Gaëtan Leurent, Guo, Hans Dobbertin, In, In August, MD4/MD5/SHA-1/RIPEMD, Sasaki, The, This, Wang, Weaknesses
related to Collision attacks · 3
MD4 → An Attack, Last Two Rounds, MD4Improved Collision Attack
related to MD4 hashes · 3
MD4 → ASCII, Even, The
related to MD4 test vectors · 3
MD4 → RFC, The, The MD4 Message-Digest Algorithm
Block sizes · 1
MD4 → 512 bits
Designers · 1
MD4 → Ronald Rivest
Digest sizes · 1
MD4 → 128 bits
First published · 1
MD4 → October 1990

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attack hash collision also md5 two digest message algorithm used published security attacks ronald rivest first 2007 ripemd function later

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MD4Block sizes512 bits1.00infobox
MD4DesignersRonald Rivest1.00infobox
MD4Digest sizes128 bits1.00infobox
MD4First publishedOctober 19901.00infobox
MD4Rounds31.00infobox
MD4SeriesMD2, MD4, MD5, MD61.00infobox
MD4related to Collision attacksAn Attack0.60section
MD4related to Collision attacksLast Two Rounds0.60section
MD4related to Collision attacksMD4Improved Collision Attack0.60section
MD4related to External linksRFC0.60section
MD4related to External linksDescription0.60section
MD4related to External linksRon RivestRFC0.60section

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