RIPEMD-160

File Format
Name	RIPEMD-160
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Encryption RIPEMD-160
Released	1996

RIPEMD-160 is a family of cryptographic hash functions, of which only one is actually 160-bit. The term also (and most commonly) means the 160-bit member of this family.

It is the successor of the original RIPEMD hash.

Details

There are four members of the RIPEMD-160 family.

• RIPEMD-160 family
  • RIPEMD-128 (128-bit; replacement for RIPEMD)
  • RIPEMD-160 (160-bit)
  • RIPEMD-256 (256-bit; optional extension)
  • RIPEMD-320 (320-bit; optional extension)

Software

• OpenSSL (160-bit: openssl dgst -ripemd160)

Links

• The hash function RIPEMD-160
• RIPEMD-160 article from the ECRYPT Hash Function Website
• RIPEMD-128 article from the ECRYPT Hash Function Website
• Wikipedia: RIPEMD (This article is about both RIPEMD and RIPEMD-160.)