RIPEMD
Sign in to savethumbnail|right|300px|A sub-block from the compression function of the RIPEMD-160 hash algorithm RIPEMD (RIPE Message Digest) is a family of cryptographic hash functions developed in 1992 (the original RIPEMD) and 1996 (other variants). There are five functions in the family: RIPEMD, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, RIPEMD-256, and RIPEMD-320, of which RIPEMD-160 is the most common.
Key facts
- Cryptographic hash function.name
- RIPEMD
- Cryptographic hash function.designers
- Hans Dobbertin, Antoon Bosselaers and Bart Preneel
- Cryptographic hash function.publish date
- 1992
- Cryptographic hash function.certification
- RIPEMD-160: CRYPTREC (Monitored)
- Cryptographic hash function.digest size
- 128, 160, 256, 320 bits
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- RIPEMD 160 2.png
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1992-00-00
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- History
- RIPEMD-160 hashes
- Implementations
- See also
- References
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thumbnail|right|300px|A sub-block from the compression function of the RIPEMD-160 hash algorithm RIPEMD (RIPE Message Digest) is a family of cryptographic hash functions developed in 1992 (the original RIPEMD) and 1996 (other variants). There are five functions in the family: RIPEMD, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, RIPEMD-256, and RIPEMD-320, of which RIPEMD-160 is the most common.
The original RIPEMD, as well as RIPEMD-128, is not considered secure because 128-bit result is too small and also (for the original RIPEMD) because of design weaknesses. The 256- and 320-bit versions of RIPEMD provide the same level of security as RIPEMD-128 and RIPEMD-160, respectively; they are designed for applications where the security level is sufficient, but a longer hash result is necessary.