In a message dated 12/12/01 5:16:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,
shlomif_at_vipe.technion.ac.il writes:
> I believe MD5 was shown to be a perfect hash for arbitrarily-length data
> by Dr. Ron Rivest who invented it. Otherwise, it would not have been so
> commonly used for cryptographical applications. However, it takes quite a
> lot of time to compute.
If that's true, then, as I just submitted in another message, then I am
probably very wrong. I'm frequently wrong and don't mind being wrong because
there are plenty of Shlomis and Adrians and Dr. Toms out there to set me
straight or clarify an issue. How does MD5 compare with other hash schemes
that you may have tried, in terms of collisions and time?
BR
Received on Wed Dec 12 2001 - 09:20:47 IST