Paper 2025/1979 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2025/1979 ↗
On Singh et. al.'s "Collatz Hash"
Abstract
Singh et. al. recently uploaded a preprint describing a new hash function inspired by the Collatz Conjecture. After performing some cursory tests, the proposed function appears to be completely unsuitable for cryptographic purposes, and should not be used.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
PDF- Category
- Attacks and cryptanalysis
- Publication info
- Preprint.
- History
- 2025-10-22: last updated
- 2025-10-22: published
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2025/1979
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2025/1979,
author = {Joe Doyle},
title = {On Singh et. al.'s "Collatz Hash"},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2025/1979},
year = {2025},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1979}
}