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Merkle–Damgård construction

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Merkle–Damgård construction

Summary

Merkle–Damgård construction is an algorithmic paradigm[1]. It draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (algorithmic_paradigm category, ranking #7 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merkle–Damgård construction's instance of is recorded as algorithmic paradigm[3].
  • Ralph Merkle is named after Merkle–Damgård construction[4].
  • Ivan Damgård is named after Merkle–Damgård construction[5].
  • Merkle–Damgård construction's subclass of is recorded as cryptographic hash function[6].
  • Merkle–Damgård construction's designed by is recorded as Ralph Merkle[7].
  • Merkle–Damgård construction's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bgw31[8].
  • Merkle–Damgård construction's computes solution to is recorded as cryptographic hash function[9].
  • Merkle–Damgård construction's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 94346290[10].

Why It Matters

Merkle–Damgård construction draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (algorithmic_paradigm category, ranking #7 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

cryptographic hash function Ivan Damgård Ralph Merkle

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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