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Producing a One-Way Hash Function from DES

Published 1 January 1984
Robert S. Winternitz
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TL;DR

This paper deals with compressing messages via a one-way hash function before creating a digital signature using DES, and three previous suggestions for doing this using DES are shown to be insecure.

Abstract

This paper deals with compressing messages via a one-way hash function before creating a digital signature. Three previous suggestions for doing this using DES are shown to be insecure. A fourth suggestion is proposed for further study.

Keywords

Computer ScienceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology