The Collision Intractability of MDC-2 in the Ideal Cipher Model

John P Steinberger

Paper 2006/294

The Collision Intractability of MDC-2 in the Ideal Cipher Model

John P Steinberger

Abstract

We provide the first proof of security for MDC-2, the most well-known construction for turning an n-bit blockcipher into a 2n-bit cryptographic hash function.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Publication info: Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
Keywords: hash functions
Contact author(s): jpsteinb @ math ucdavis edu
History: 2006-08-30: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2006/294
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2006/294,
      author = {John P Steinberger},
      title = {The Collision Intractability of {MDC}-2 in the Ideal Cipher Model},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2006/294},
      year = {2006},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2006/294}
}