Hi Mouse, > The correct term *is* "Truncated Hash". But I'm getting > plenty of hits from Google: Damn Google... After this week, I am trying out search other engines.
> There are cryptographic subtleties in truncating hash output - what are you > trying to accomplish? Annonymizing - trying to cut down on personally identifiable material. Jeff On 5/28/07, Mouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jeffrey, > > The correct term *is* "Truncated Hash". But I'm getting plenty of hits from > Google: > http://www.google.com/search?q=truncated+hash&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org > .mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a > > There are cryptographic subtleties in truncating hash output - what are you > trying to accomplish? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton > > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 18:17 > > To: Crypto++ > > Subject: Proper Name for 'Truncated Hash' > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm researching another topic, and wanted to know what is the > > proper name for the following: > > > > h = H( M ) // hash a message M > > generate h' by discarding all but the 6 low order bits of h > > > > I'm not getting too many hits with 'Truncated Hash' and > > 'Abridged Hash', so I am thinking I am using the wrong terms. > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Crypto++ Users" Google Group. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More information about Crypto++ and this group is available at http://www.cryptopp.com. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
