MD6 withdrawn from SHA-3 competition

[Joseph Ashwood]

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Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:05 PM
Subject: MD6 withdrawn from SHA-3 competition

> Also from Bruce Schneier, a report that MD6 was withdrawn from the SHA-3
> competition because of performance considerations.

I find this disappointing. With the rate of destruction of primitives in any 
such competition I would've liked to see them let it stay until it is either 
broken or at least until the second round. A quick glance at the SHA-3 zoo 
and you won't see much left with no attacks. It would be different if it was 
yet another M-D, using AES as a foundation, blah, blah, blah, but MD6 is a 
truly unique and interesting design.

I hope the report is wrong, and in keeping that hope alive, the MD6 page has 
no statement about the withdrawl.
                    Joe 

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