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Why you should never use hash functions for message authentication
The general thrust of this post is: use a MAC function like HMAC to sign data, don’t use hash functions. Although not all hash functions suffer from the problem I’m going to illustrate, in general using a hash function for message authentication comes with a lot of potential problems because those functions aren’t…
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Security & PrivacySoftware Engineering2012
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2012 | Why you should never use hash functions for message authentication by bakkdoor | 171 | 101 |
