ripemd160

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Overview

Package ripemd160 implements the RIPEMD-160 hash algorithm.

Deprecated: RIPEMD-160 is a legacy hash and should not be used for new applications. Also, this package does not and will not provide an optimized implementation. Instead, use a modern hash like SHA-256 (from crypto/sha256).

Index

• Constants
• func New() hash.Hash

Constants

const BlockSize = 64

The block size of the hash algorithm in bytes.

const Size = 20

The size of the checksum in bytes.

Functions

func New

func New() hash.Hash

New returns a new hash.Hash computing the checksum.