[algogeeks] Re: Fastest hashing algorithm?

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:07:32 -0800

Well, if speed is the only criteria, then MD5 is known to be 3-4 times faster than SHA family, so your can continue using MD-5.

-Vijju


On 10/31/06, howa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Vijendra Singh 寫道：

> You can use SHA-1 or in fact any of the SHA family depending upon ur actual
> requirements. as of today, both MD-5 and SHA-1 stand compromised but might
> prove good enough for ur application.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1
>
> -Vijju
>
>
> On 10/31/06, howa <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >
> >
> > Requirements:
> >
> > A string, size up to 10 MB
> >
> > I want to hash the string (without collosion, into a key with length
> > not longer than 255)
> >
> > currently, I am using md5, I want to ask, are there any better
> > algorithms?
> >
> >
> > >
> >
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> You can use SHA-1 or in fact any of the SHA family depending upon ur actual requirements. as of today, both MD-5 and SHA-1 stand compromised but might prove good enough for ur application.<br><br><a href="" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1">
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1</a><br><br>-Vijju<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/31/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">howa</b> &lt;<a href="" [EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>Requirements:<br><br>A string, size up to 10 MB<br><br>I want to hash the string (without collosion, into a key with length
> <br>not longer than 255)<br><br>currently, I am using md5, I want to ask, are there any better<br>algorithms?<br><br><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>
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well, my requirement is the fastest algorithm, is sha faster than md5 ?

thanks.



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