Design Principles for Dedicated Hash Functions

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994. Dedicated hash functions are cryptographically secure compression functions which are designed specifically for hashing. They intend to form a practical alternative for hash functions based on another cryptographic primitive like a block cipher or modular squaring. About a dozen of dedicated hash functions have been proposed in the literature. This paper discusses the design principles on which these hash functions are based.status: publishe