HashClash
Encyclopedia
HashClash was a distributed computing
project to find collisions
in the MD5
hash algorithm. It was based at Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science
at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and Marc Stevens initiated the project as part of his Master's Degree
thesis.
The project ended after Stevens defended his M.Sc. thesis in June 2007.
Distributed computing
Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems. A distributed system consists of multiple autonomous computers that communicate through a computer network. The computers interact with each other in order to achieve a common goal...
project to find collisions
Hash collision
Not to be confused with wireless packet collision.In computer science, a collision or clash is a situation that occurs when two distinct pieces of data have the same hash value, checksum, fingerprint, or cryptographic digest....
in the MD5
MD5
The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm is a widely used cryptographic hash function that produces a 128-bit hash value. Specified in RFC 1321, MD5 has been employed in a wide variety of security applications, and is also commonly used to check data integrity...
hash algorithm. It was based at Department of Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and Marc Stevens initiated the project as part of his Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
thesis.
The project ended after Stevens defended his M.Sc. thesis in June 2007.