RFC 1186: MD4 Message Digest Algorithm
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1320.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 6150 — MD4 to Historic Status
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC is the specification of the MD4 Digest Algorithm. If you are going to implement MD4, it is suggested you do it this way. This memo is for informational use and does not constitute a standard.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1186
- Published
- October 1990
- Authors
- R.L. Rivest
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 18
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 1320
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 1186 (1990)
- RFC 1320 (1992)
- RFC 6150 (2011) ✓
Referenced by
One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.
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