[Resource Topic] 2008/130: Analysis of Step-Reduced SHA-256

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Title:
Analysis of Step-Reduced SHA-256

Authors: Florian Mendel, Norbert Pramstaller, Christian Rechberger, Vincent Rijmen

Abstract:

This is the first article analyzing the security of SHA-256 against fast collision search which considers the recent attacks by Wang et al. We show the limits of applying techniques known so far to SHA-256. Next we introduce a new type of perturbation vector which circumvents the identified limits. This new technique is then applied to the unmodified SHA-256. Exploiting the combination of Boolean functions and modular addition together with the newly developed technique allows us to derive collision-producing characteristics for step-reduced SHA-256, which was not possible before. Although our results do not threaten the security of SHA-256, we show that the low probability of a single local collision may give rise to a false sense of security.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2008/130

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