Abstract: The secure hash algorithm (SHA) is a widely used function for password hashing. This study introduced a modified SHA-512 algorithm by modifying the message scheduling, hash construction, and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif &#151 A team of three Chinese researchers have compromised the SHA-1 hashing algorithm at the core of many of today's mainstream security products. Top cryptographers said users ...

Cryptography aficionados, say hello to a new hash algorithm backed by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Dubbed Keccak (pronounced "catch-ack"), the secure hash algorithm, ...