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What (who) is MD2 (hash function) - definition

OBSOLETE CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH FUNCTION
Message Digest Algorithm 2; MD2 (cryptography)

MD2 (hash function)         
The MD2 Message-Digest Algorithm is a cryptographic hash function developed by Ronald Rivest in 1989. The algorithm is optimized for 8-bit computers.
one-way hash function         
SPECIAL CLASS OF HASH FUNCTION THAT HAS CERTAIN PROPERTIES WHICH MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR USE IN CRYPTOGRAPHY
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<algorithm> (Or "message digest function") A {one-way function} which takes a variable-length message and produces a fixed-length hash. Given the hash it is computationally infeasible to find a message with that hash; in fact one can't determine any usable information about a message with that hash, not even a single bit. For some one-way hash functions it's also computationally impossible to determine two messages which produce the same hash. A one-way hash function can be private or public, just like an encryption function. MD5, SHA and Snefru are examples of public one-way hash functions. A public one-way hash function can be used to speed up a public-key digital signature system. Rather than sign a long message, which can take a long time, compute the one-way hash of the message, and sign the hash. {sci.crypt FAQ (ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/usenet-by-group/sci.crypt/)}. (2001-05-10)
Hash function security summary         
PUBLICLY KNOWN ATTACKS AGAINST CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASH FUNCTIONS
Hash function security; Hash security summary; Hash security; Hash function security overview
This article summarizes publicly known attacks against cryptographic hash functions. Note that not all entries may be up to date.

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MD2 (hash function)

The MD2 Message-Digest Algorithm is a cryptographic hash function developed by Ronald Rivest in 1989. The algorithm is optimized for 8-bit computers. MD2 is specified in IETF RFC 1319. The "MD" in MD2 stands for "Message Digest".

Even though MD2 is not yet fully compromised, the IETF retired MD2 to "historic" status in 2011, citing "signs of weakness". It is deprecated in favor of SHA-256 and other strong hashing algorithms.

Nevertheless, as of 2014, it remained in use in public key infrastructures as part of certificates generated with MD2 and RSA.