Re: Aggregate versions of hashing functions (md5, sha1, etc...)

On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
wrote:

> On 7/10/25 04:48, Dominique Devienne wrote:
>
> > Seems so logical to me, that these hashing functions were available
> > are aggregates, I can't be the first one to think of that, can it?
> >
>
> I've been on this list since late 2002 and I don't recall this ever
> being brought up. Now it is entirely possible that age has dimmed my
> recall abilities:) Though a quick search seems to confirm my memory.
>

What even is an aggregate hash function? (I can imagine a few
possibilities, but don't want to assume.)

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