Thomas Koenig wrote: > An attractive alternative would be RIPEMD-160. SHA-1, another > alternative, has the main problem that its design parameters are secret. > Source code for RIPEMD-160 is avialiable, and the algorithm is in the > public domain. For more information, you can check out > http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~bosselae/ripemd160.html
Forced to choose, I would say SHA-1. The design parameters aren't _that_ secret; there's an excellent discussion and comparison in Schneier's "Applied Cryptography" 2nd Ed. (You don't have a copy? Shame on you!) I'll look at RIPEMD-160 as you suggested, but am skeptical for now. --Galen -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
