2003 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Hashing
Authors : Prof. Dr. Josef Pieprzyk, Dr. Thomas Hardjono, Prof. Dr. Jennifer Seberry
Published in: Fundamentals of Computer Security
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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In many cryptographic applications, it is necessary to produce a relatively short fingerprint of a much longer message or electronic document. The fingerprint is also called a digest of the message. Cryptographic applications of hashing include, among others, the generation of digital signatures.