Diffusion and statistical analysis of STITCH-256

• Main Authors: Jamil N., Mahmod R., Z'aba M.R., Udzir N.I., Zukarnain Z.A.
• Other Authors: 36682671900
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Avalanche; Cryptography; Hash function; Statistical analysis; STITCH-256; Authentication; Avalanches (snowslides); Hash functions; Statistical methods; Cryptographic community; Cryptographic hash functions; Cryptographic primitives; Diffusion properties; Message authentication; Parallel branches; Statistical properties; Diffusion

Hash function is an important cryptographic primitive used in a wide range of applications, for example, for message authentication and in digital signatures. MD 4/5 and SHA-0/1/2 are examples of widely used hash functions, but except for SHA-2 (SHA-224, 256, 384, 512), they were all broken in 2005...