CryptoDB
Hash Functions in the Dedicated-Key Setting: Design Choices and MPP Transforms
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Abstract: | In the dedicated-key setting, one starts with a compression function f:{0,1}^k x {0,1}^{n+d} -> {0,1}^n and builds a family of hash functions H^f:K x M -> {0,1}^n indexed by a key space K. This is different from the more traditional design approach used to build hash functions such as MD5 or SHA-1, in which compression functions and hash functions do not have dedicated key inputs. We explore the benefits and drawbacks of building hash functions in the dedicated-key setting (as compared to the more traditional approach), highlighting several unique features of the former. Should one choose to build hash functions in the dedicated-key setting, we suggest utilizing multi-property-preserving (MPP) domain extension transforms. We analyze seven existing dedicated-key transforms with regard to the MPP goal and propose two simple new MPP transforms. |
BibTeX
@misc{eprint-2007-13552, title={Hash Functions in the Dedicated-Key Setting: Design Choices and MPP Transforms}, booktitle={IACR Eprint archive}, keywords={hash functions, dedicated keys, multi-property-preserving transforms}, url={http://eprint.iacr.org/2007/271}, note={A preliminary version appears in ICALP 2007 tristenp@cs.ucsd.edu 13804 received 12 Jul 2007, last revised 18 Oct 2007}, author={Mihir Bellare and Thomas Ristenpart}, year=2007 }