A Parallel Algorithm for Extending Cryptographic Hash Functions

  • Authors:
  • Palash Sarkar;Paul J. Schellenberg

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • INDOCRYPT '01 Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cryptology in India: Progress in Cryptology
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

We describe a parallel algorithm for extending a small domain hash function to a very large domain hash function. Our construction can handle messages of any practical length and preserves the security properties of the basic hash function. The construction can be viewed as a parallel version of the well known Merkle-Damgard construction, which is a sequential construction. Our parallel algorithm provides a significant reduction in the computation time of the message digest, which is a basic operation in digital signatures.