MD5

1 Specification

• digest size: 128 bits
• max. message length: < 2⁶⁴ bits
• compression function: 512-bit message block, 128-bit chaining variable
• Specification: RFC1321

2 Cryptanalysis

2.1 Best Known Results

The best known collision attack is due to Klima with a complexity of 2²⁹ effort.

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2.2 Generic Attacks

• Generic Attacks on the Merkle-Damgaard Construction

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2.3 Collision Attacks

Gaëtan Leurent - Message Freedom in MD4 and MD5 Collisions: Application to APOP

FSE 4593:309-328,2007

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74619-5_20
Bibtex

Author : Gaëtan Leurent
Title : Message Freedom in MD4 and MD5 Collisions: Application to APOP
In : FSE -
Address :
Date : 2007

Marc Stevens, Arjen K. Lenstra, Benne de Weger - Chosen-Prefix Collisions for MD5 and Colliding X.509 Certificates for Different Identities

EUROCRYPT 4515:1-22,2007

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72540-4_1
Bibtex

Author : Marc Stevens, Arjen K. Lenstra, Benne de Weger
Title : Chosen-Prefix Collisions for MD5 and Colliding X.509 Certificates for Different Identities
In : EUROCRYPT -
Address :
Date : 2007

Xiaoyun Wang, Hongbo Yu - How to Break MD5 and Other Hash Functions

EUROCRYPT 3494:19-35,2005

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11426639_2
Bibtex

Author : Xiaoyun Wang, Hongbo Yu
Title : How to Break MD5 and Other Hash Functions
In : EUROCRYPT -
Address :
Date : 2005

Bert den Boer, Antoon Bosselaers - Collisions for the Compression Function of MD5

EUROCRYPT pp. 293-304,1993

http://link.springer.de/link/service/series/0558/bibs/0765/07650293.htm
Bibtex

Author : Bert den Boer, Antoon Bosselaers
Title : Collisions for the Compression Function of MD5
In : EUROCRYPT -
Address :
Date : 1993

Thomas A. Berson - Differential Cryptanalysis Mod 2^32 with Applications to MD5

EUROCRYPT pp. 71-80,1992

http://link.springer.de/link/service/series/0558/bibs/0658/06580071.htm
Bibtex

Author : Thomas A. Berson
Title : Differential Cryptanalysis Mod 2^32 with Applications to MD5
In : EUROCRYPT -
Address :
Date : 1992

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2.5 Preimage Attacks

Yu Sasaki, Kazumaro Aoki - Preimage Attacks on Step-Reduced MD5

ACISP 5107:282-296,2008

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70500-0_21
Bibtex

Author : Yu Sasaki, Kazumaro Aoki
Title : Preimage Attacks on Step-Reduced MD5
In : ACISP -
Address :
Date : 2008

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2.6 Others

John Black, Martin Cochran, Trevor Highland - A Study of the MD5 Attacks: Insights and Improvements

FSE 4047:262-277,2006

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11799313_17
Bibtex

Author : John Black, Martin Cochran, Trevor Highland
Title : A Study of the MD5 Attacks: Insights and Improvements
In : FSE -
Address :
Date : 2006