A General Review of Hash Functions in Cryptography

Title: A General Review of Hash Functions in Cryptography

Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive review of hash functions, with a focus on their use in cryptography. It discusses the fundamental definitions and results, security considerations, block-cipher-based and non-block-cipher-based hash functions, and attack methods. The paper also covers constructing hash functions and using them for data integrity and message authentication. The main goal of this review is to provide a clear understanding of hash functions and their importance in cryptography for a general audience.

Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0310033v1 Authors: arXiv ID: 0310033v1