RIPEMD-160 Hash Generator
Compute RIPEMD-160 hashes locally — the algorithm behind Bitcoin address generation.
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About RIPEMD-160
RIPEMD-160 (RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest, 160-bit) was developed by Hans Dobbertin, Antoon Bosselaers, and Bart Preneel at KU Leuven in 1996, as a strengthened successor to RIPEMD. It processes data in parallel through two independent streams of 80 rounds each, then combines the results. This dual-stream design makes it structurally different from SHA algorithms and provides resilience against certain classes of attacks. Notably, RIPEMD-160 is used in Bitcoin address generation (as the second hash after SHA-256, abbreviated HASH160) and in PGP/OpenPGP key fingerprinting.
Output Size
160 bits (40 hex)
Published
1996
Designer
Dobbertin et al. (KU Leuven)
Status
Legacy / Niche
No known collisions
Dual parallel streams
Bitcoin addresses
160-bit only