MD4

Summary

MD4 is a cryptographic hash function^[1]. MD4 draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_hash_function category, ranking #5 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• MD4 is credited with the discovery of Ron Rivest^[3].
• MD4's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function^[4].
• MD4's follows is recorded as MD2^[5].
• MD4's followed by is recorded as MD5^[6].
• +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MD4^[7].
• MD4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rxr_^[8].
• MD4's described by source is recorded as RFC 1186: MD4 Message Digest Algorithm^[9].
• MD4's described by source is recorded as RFC 1320: The MD4 Message-Digest Algorithm^[10].
• MD4's described by source is recorded as RFC 6150: MD4 to Historic Status^[11].
• MD4's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as MD4^[12].
• MD4's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.2.840.113549.2.4^[13].
• MD4's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 2.16.840.1.113719.1.2.8.95^[14].
• MD4's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.3.12.2.1011.7.2.2^[15].
• MD4's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as MD4^[16].
• MD4's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 184565465^[17].

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Designation and Status

MD4's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function^[4].

History and Context

+1990-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MD4^[7].

Why It Matters

MD4 draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_hash_function category, ranking #5 of 30).^[2] MD4 has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] MD4 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]