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RFC 1320: The MD4 Message-Digest Algorithm

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6150.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 6150 — MD4 to Historic Status

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document describes the MD4 message-digest algorithm [1]. The algorithm takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces as output a 128-bit "fingerprint" or "message digest" of the input. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.

Document record

Document ID
RFC1320
Published
April 1992
Authors
R. Rivest
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
20
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1186
Obsoleted by:
RFC 6150

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1186 (1990)
  2. RFC 1320 (1992)
  3. RFC 6150 (2011) ✓

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