ripemd160

What is ripemd160?

The ripemd160 npm package is a JavaScript implementation of the RIPEMD-160 cryptographic hash function. It allows users to generate 160-bit hash values from input data. This hash function is commonly used for integrity checks, digital signatures, and other cryptographic operations.

What are ripemd160's main functionalities?

Hashing Data

This feature allows users to create a RIPEMD-160 hash of any given string or buffer. The example code demonstrates how to hash the string 'hello world' and output the result in hexadecimal format.

"use strict";\nconst ripemd160 = require('ripemd160');\nconst hash = new ripemd160().update('hello world').digest('hex');\nconsole.log(hash); // Outputs the RIPEMD-160 hash of 'hello world' in hexadecimal format

Other packages similar to ripemd160

sha1

The sha1 package is another npm package that provides a JavaScript implementation of the SHA-1 hash function. SHA-1 is also a cryptographic hash function but produces a 160-bit hash value, similar in length to RIPEMD-160. However, SHA-1 is considered less secure than RIPEMD-160 due to vulnerabilities that have been discovered over time.

sha256

The sha256 package is used for computing SHA-256 hashes. SHA-256 is part of the SHA-2 family of cryptographic hash functions and produces a 256-bit hash. It is more secure than both RIPEMD-160 and SHA-1, but it generates a longer hash value.

md5

The md5 package is a JavaScript implementation of the MD5 hash function. MD5 produces a 128-bit hash value and is widely used for checksums and fingerprints. However, MD5 is considered cryptographically broken and unsuitable for further use due to its vulnerabilities to collision attacks.

README

ripemd160

Node style ripemd160 on pure JavaScript.

Example

var RIPEMD160 = require('ripemd160')

console.log(new RIPEMD160().update('42').digest('hex'))
// => 0df020ba32aa9b8b904471ff582ce6b579bf8bc8

var ripemd160stream = new RIPEMD160()
ripemd160stream.end('42')
console.log(ripemd160stream.read().toString('hex'))
// => 0df020ba32aa9b8b904471ff582ce6b579bf8bc8

LICENSE

MIT