Eccouncil 212-81 Exam - Topic 12 Question 52 Discussion

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Question #: 52
Topic #: 12

Hash. Created by Ronald Rivest. Replaced MD4. 128 bit output size, 512 bit block size, 32 bit word size, 64 rounds. Infamously compromised by Flame malware in 2012.

AKeccak

BMD5

CSHA-1

DTIGER

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by Hyman at Feb 12, 2025, 06:46 AM

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Quentin

6 months ago

MD5 is still used a lot, but it's not secure anymore.

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Shawnda

6 months ago

I think SHA-1 is more popular these days, though.

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Galen

6 months ago

Wait, Flame malware compromised it? That's wild!

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Mitzie

7 months ago

Totally agree, MD4 was a weak predecessor!

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Rashida

7 months ago

Hash was indeed created by Ronald Rivest.

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Dorothy

7 months ago

I feel like the details about the block size and rounds might point to TIGER, but I need to double-check my notes on that.

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Cora

7 months ago

The 64 rounds make me think of SHA-1, but I also remember that Keccak is a newer standard.

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Crista

7 months ago

I remember studying that MD5 was replaced by something more secure, but I can't recall if it was SHA-1 or something else.

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France

8 months ago

I think the hash described sounds a lot like SHA-1, but I'm not entirely sure about the specifics like the output size.

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Lon

8 months ago

Ah, I remember learning about this hash function in class. The details match up with MD5, so I'm confident that's the right answer. Time to move on to the next question.

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Jutta

8 months ago

Okay, let's see. 128-bit output, 512-bit block, 32-bit word, 64 rounds - that sounds like SHA-1 to me. But I'll double-check the other options just to be sure.

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Tom

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The info about the Flame malware compromise has me second-guessing my initial instinct. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Laura

8 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. The details about the hash function's creator, output size, and block size are good clues to identify it.

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Kayleigh

1 year ago

Wait, is this a trick question? I thought we were supposed to be learning about hash functions, not guessing which one is the most hilariously outdated.

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