IEEE Security & Privacy · 2005 · 14 citations · 0 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SecurityCryptographyCryptographic AlgorithmsCryptographic HashingCryptographic VulnerabilitiesHash FunctionsHash TablesInformation-theoretic SecurityCollision ResistanceHash CollisionsHash Function AttacksHash Function Collision Attacks
Cryptography isn't in the public eye very often, but when it is, the news can be disconcerting. The authors discuss the issues that have arisen around the recently announced problems with the SHA-1 hash function and its ancestor, MD5.