This is a list of hash functions, including cyclic redundancy checks, checksum functions, and cryptographic hash functions.
See main article: Cyclic redundancy check.
| Name | Length | Type |
|---|---|---|
| cksum (Unix) | 32 bits | CRC with length appended |
| CRC-8 | 8 bits | CRC |
| CRC-16 | 16 bits | CRC |
| CRC-32 | 32 bits | CRC |
| CRC-64 | 64 bits | CRC |
Adler-32 is often mistaken for a CRC, but it is not: it is a checksum.
See main article: Checksum.
| Name | Length | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BSD checksum (Unix) | 16 bits | sum with circular rotation |
| SYSV checksum (Unix) | 16 bits | sum with circular rotation |
| sum8 | 8 bits | sum |
| Internet Checksum | 16 bits | sum (ones' complement) |
| sum24 | 24 bits | sum |
| sum32 | 32 bits | sum |
| fletcher-4 | 4 bits | sum |
| fletcher-8 | 8 bits | sum |
| fletcher-16 | 16 bits | sum |
| fletcher-32 | 32 bits | sum |
| Adler-32 | 32 bits | sum |
| xor8 | 8 bits | sum |
| Luhn algorithm | 1 decimal digit | sum |
| Verhoeff algorithm | 1 decimal digit | sum |
| Damm algorithm | 1 decimal digit | Quasigroup operation |
See main article: Universal hashing.
| Name | Length | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Rabin fingerprint | variable | multiply |
| tabulation hashing | variable | XOR |
| universal one-way hash function | ||
| Zobrist hashing | variable | XOR |
See main article: Non-cryptographic hash function.
| Name | Length | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson hashing | 8 bits (or more) | XOR/table | |
| Paul Hsieh's SuperFastHash[1] | 32 bits | ||
| Buzhash | variable | XOR/table | |
| Fowler–Noll–Vo hash function (FNV Hash) | 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024 bits | xor/product or product/XOR | |
| Jenkins hash function | 32 or 64 bits | XOR/addition | |
| Bernstein's hash djb2[2] | 32 or 64 bits | shift/add or mult/add or shift/add/xor or mult/xor | |
| PJW hash / Elf Hash | 32 or 64 bits | add,shift,xor | |
| MurmurHash | 32, 64, or 128 bits | product/rotation | |
| Fast-Hash[3] | 32 or 64 bits | xorshift operations | |
| SpookyHash | 32, 64, or 128 bits | see Jenkins hash function | |
| CityHash | 32, 64, 128, or 256 bits | ||
| FarmHash | 32, 64 or 128 bits | ||
| MetroHash | 64 or 128 bits | ||
| numeric hash (nhash)[4] | variable | division/modulo | |
| xxHash | 32, 64 or 128 bits | product/rotation | |
| t1ha (Fast Positive Hash)[5] | 64 or 128 bits | product/rotation/XOR/add | |
| GxHash | 32, 64 or 128 bits | AES block cipher | |
| pHash[6] | fixed or variable | see Perceptual hashing | |
| dhash[7] | 128 bits | see Perceptual hashing | |
| SDBM [8] | 32 or 64 bits | mult/add or shift/add also used in GNU AWK | |
| OSDB hash[9] | 64 bits | add | |
| komihash | 64 bits | product/split/add/XOR |
See main article: Message authentication code.
| Name | Tag Length | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BLAKE2 | keyed hash function (prefix-MAC) | |
| BLAKE3 | 256 bits | keyed hash function (supplied IV) |
| HMAC | ||
| KMAC | arbitrary | based on Keccak |
| MD6 | 512 bits | Merkle tree NLFSR |
| One-key MAC (OMAC; CMAC) | ||
| PMAC (cryptography) | ||
| Poly1305-AES | 128 bits | nonce-based |
| SipHash | 32, 64 or 128 bits | non-collision-resistant PRF |
| HighwayHash | 64, 128 or 256 bits | non-collision-resistant PRF |
| UMAC | ||
| VMAC | ||
See main article: Cryptographic hash function.
See also: Comparison of cryptographic hash functions.
| Name | Length | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BLAKE-256 | 256 bits | HAIFA structure[10] |
| BLAKE-512 | 512 bits | HAIFA structure |
| BLAKE2s | up to 256 bits | HAIFA structure |
| BLAKE2b | up to 512 bits | HAIFA structure |
| BLAKE2X | arbitrary | HAIFA structure, extendable-output functions (XOFs) design[11] |
| BLAKE3 | arbitrary | Merkle tree |
| ECOH | 224 to 512 bits | hash |
| FSB | 160 to 512 bits | hash |
| GOST | 256 bits | hash |
| Grøstl | up to 512 bits | hash |
| HAS-160 | 160 bits | hash |
| HAVAL | 128 to 256 bits | hash |
| JH | 224 to 512 bits | hash |
| LSH[12] | 256 to 512 bits | wide-pipe Merkle–Damgård construction |
| MD2 | 128 bits | hash |
| MD4 | 128 bits | hash |
| MD5 | 128 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| MD6 | up to 512 bits | Merkle tree NLFSR (it is also a keyed hash function) |
| RadioGatún | arbitrary | ideal mangling function |
| RIPEMD | 128 bits | hash |
| RIPEMD-128 | 128 bits | hash |
| RIPEMD-160 | 160 bits | hash |
| RIPEMD-256 | 256 bits | hash |
| RIPEMD-320 | 320 bits | hash |
| SHA-1 | 160 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| SHA-224 | 224 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| SHA-256 | 256 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| SHA-384 | 384 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| SHA-512 | 512 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| SHA-3 (subset of Keccak) | arbitrary | sponge function |
| Skein | arbitrary | Unique Block Iteration |
| Snefru | 128 or 256 bits | hash |
| Spectral Hash | 512 bits | wide-pipe Merkle–Damgård construction |
| Streebog | 256 or 512 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| SWIFFT | 512 bits | hash |
| Tiger | 192 bits | Merkle–Damgård construction |
| Whirlpool | 512 bits | hash |