General Information

Hash Length Extension Attack

Variants:
Direct 

Also Known As:
Signature Forgery, Hash Function Extension

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Generic

Layer:
Application-Level

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Hashing

Invented In:
28/09/2009

Added In:
11/01/2015



Direct Variant:

Hash Length Extension

Also Known As:
Signature Forgery, Hash Function Extension

Typical Severity:
Medium

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