RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest with 160-bit output. Developed as a European alternative to SHA-1 with different design principles. Produces a 160-bit hash digest.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Hash Functions |
| Sub-category | Cryptographic Hash |
| Security status | 🎓 Educational Only |
| Complexity | Intermediate |
| Inventor | Hans Dobbertin, Antoon Bosselaers, Bart Preneel |
| Year | 1996 |
| Origin | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Source | algorithms/hash/ripemd.js |
Status: 🎓 Educational Only
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 — RIPEMD-160 empty string - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
(empty) |
expected |
9c1185a5c5e9fc54612808977ee8f548b2258d31 |
Vector 2 — RIPEMD-160 single character ‘a’ - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
61 |
expected |
0bdc9d2d256b3ee9daae347be6f4dc835a467ffe |
Vector 3 — RIPEMD-160 string ‘abc’ - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
616263 |
expected |
8eb208f7e05d987a9b044a8e98c6b087f15a0bfc |
Vector 4 — RIPEMD-160 ‘message digest’ - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
6d65737361676520646967657374 |
expected |
5d0689ef49d2fae572b881b123a85ffa21595f36 |
Vector 5 — RIPEMD-160 lowercase alphabet - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
6162636465666768696a6b6c6d6e6f707172737475767778797a |
expected |
f71c27109c692c1b56bbdceb5b9d2865b3708dbc |
Vector 6 — RIPEMD-160 repeated pattern string - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
61626364626364656364656664656667 65666768666768696768696a68696a6b 696a6b6c6a6b6c6d6b6c6d6e6c6d6e6f 6d6e6f706e6f7071 |
expected |
12a053384a9c0c88e405a06c27dcf49ada62eb2b |
Vector 7 — RIPEMD-160 alphanumeric string - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
4142434445464748494a4b4c4d4e4f50 5152535455565758595a616263646566 6768696a6b6c6d6e6f70717273747576 7778797a30313233343536373839 |
expected |
b0e20b6e3116640286ed3a87a5713079b21f5189 |
Vector 8 — RIPEMD-160 repeated digits (80 chars) - Official OpenSSL test vector
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
input |
31323334353637383930313233343536 37383930313233343536373839303132 33343536373839303132333435363738 39303132333435363738393031323334 35363738393031323334353637383930 |
expected |
9b752e45573d4b39f4dbd3323cab82bf63326bfb |