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Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Generic attacks on iterated hash functions

Abstract

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We survery the existing generic attacks on hash functions based on the Merkle­Damgard construction: that is, attacks in which the compression function is treated as a black box.

Degree

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Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Year dc:date.issued
2009

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Van der Merwe, Thyla Joy
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Swart, Christine

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14640
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14640

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Van der Merwe, Thyla Joy. Generic attacks on iterated hash functions. Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14640