RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest with 128-bit output. Developed as part of the RIPEMD family with dual-path design. Produces a 128-bit hash digest but considered weak by modern standards.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Hash Functions |
| Sub-category | RIPEMD Family |
| Security status | ⚠️ Deprecated |
| Complexity | Intermediate |
| Inventor | Hans Dobbertin, Antoon Bosselaers, Bart Preneel |
| Year | 1996 |
| Origin | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Source | algorithms/hash/ripemd.js |
Status: ⚠️ Deprecated
No vulnerabilities are recorded for this implementation.
8 vectors ship with this algorithm and run in the test suite. Byte values are hexadecimal.
Vector 1 — Empty string test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
(empty) |
expected |
cdf26213a150dc3ecb610f18f6b38b46 |
Vector 2 — Single character ‘a’ test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
61 |
expected |
86be7afa339d0fc7cfc785e72f578d33 |
Vector 3 — String ‘abc’ test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
616263 |
expected |
c14a12199c66e4ba84636b0f69144c77 |
Vector 4 — String ‘message digest’ test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
6d65737361676520646967657374 |
expected |
9e327b3d6e523062afc1132d7df9d1b8 |
Vector 5 — Lowercase alphabet test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
6162636465666768696a6b6c6d6e6f707172737475767778797a |
expected |
fd2aa607f71dc8f510714922b371834e |
Vector 6 — Repeated pattern test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
61626364626364656364656664656667 65666768666768696768696a68696a6b 696a6b6c6a6b6c6d6b6c6d6e6c6d6e6f 6d6e6f706e6f7071 |
expected |
a1aa0689d0fafa2ddc22e88b49133a06 |
Vector 7 — Alphanumeric test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
4142434445464748494a4b4c4d4e4f50 5152535455565758595a616263646566 6768696a6b6c6d6e6f70717273747576 7778797a30313233343536373839 |
expected |
d1e959eb179c911faea4624c60c5c702 |
Vector 8 — Repeated digits test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
31323334353637383930313233343536 37383930313233343536373839303132 33343536373839303132333435363738 39303132333435363738393031323334 35363738393031323334353637383930 |
expected |
3f45ef194732c2dbb2c4a2c769795fa3 |