## Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2007/416

Compression Function Design Principles Supporting Variable Output Lengths from a Single Small Function

Donghoon Chang, Mridul Nandi, Jesang Lee, Jaechul Sung and Seokhie Hong

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce new compression function design principles supporting variable output lengths (multiples of size $n$). They are based on a function or block cipher with an $n$-bit output size. In the case of the compression function with a $(t+1)n$-bit output size, in the random oracle and ideal cipher models, their maximum advantages from the perspective of collision resistance are $O(\frac{t^2q}{2^{tn}}+\frac{q^2}{2^{(t+1)n}})$. In the case of $t=1$, the advantage is near-optimal. In the case of $t>1$, the advantage is optimal.

Category / Keywords: Hash function, Random oracle, Ideal cipher model.

Date: received 30 Oct 2007, last revised 18 Jun 2008

Contact author: pointchang at gmail com

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Short URL: ia.cr/2007/416

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