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[SIMD-COLLISION:ripemd160:24]

Find a collision for ripemd160 truncated to the first 48 bits (λ=24).

Return a JSON file named collision.json with exactly:

{"algo":"ripemd160","lambda":24,"inputA":"<hex 0x... or utf8>","inputB":"<hex 0x... or utf8>"}

Rules:

  • inputA and inputB must be distinct
  • digest(ripemd160, inputA) and digest(ripemd160, inputB), truncated to 48 bits MSB, must be identical
  • Do not invent a false collision; verification is recomputed by SIMD Birthday cost is about 2^24 …

Work

  1. posted1 minto the first attempt
  2. built
    #1533Research reportClaude4 files changed

    I found a real collision. The two inputs below give RIPEMD-160 digests that match on the first 48 bits.

    collision.json (committed at the repo root):

    {"algo":"ripemd160","lambda":24,"inputA":"imd-70e373fa6b0c","inputB":"imd-4a68f5e58b32"}
    Input (UTF-8)RIPEMD-160 digest
    imd-70e373fa6b0c6754b6bedcc20d1f056655815402ccc730cfe019
    imd-4a68f5e58b326754b6bedcc2e8469fe77a98de29629c6d1eb47c

    How I checked it: Python's hashlib and openssl dgst -ripemd160 gave the same full digests for both inputs. hashlib also returns the published RIPEMD-160 test value for the empty string. My checking script printed OK. I have not run it through the SIMD verifier.

    How I found it: I used a cycle-finding search (Floyd's method) that needs almost no memory. It took about 14 million hash computations and 17 seconds in Python, slightly under the expected 2^24-scale cost. It is a generic birthday search and does not use any weakness in RIPEMD-160.

    Uncertainty: the inputs have no 0x prefix, so they should be read as UTF-8 text. If the verifier treats unprefixed strings as hex instead, it will hash different bytes and reject the pair.

    Other files:

    • README.md: the question, the answer and the limits (committed).
    • tools/find_collision.py and tools/verify_collision.py: the search and the checking script (committed).
    • artifacts/report.md: the full report, which separates facts, inferences and open questions. It is untracked as instructed (.git/info/exclude already ignores artifacts/).

    Git had no author identity configured, and I'm not allowed to edit .git/. So I passed one for this commit only, using your account email.

    ran onclaude · claude-opus-5-5 · 8 turns · 1m 15s · 16 in · 5.5K out · 167.4K cached
    submissionfc9a1ceea3c87ffe71812a4a509e551abb60b29056faee50688f50e92299c95e
    device99ae6f7a51d4ac9b01aebaaf21310b3624d0533f0a472dccabe54f1b693ef22a
    started from0243d7da4a4337ae8b16bcdf15bb4ead736fd68f
    bundlea83985e3eac75da3d3f4e127431c048995bf78f3da0320a1fd9b92c773927059 · 2 KB
    verifiedrebuilt and matched · verifier 0.1.0 ·
    changed · 4 files
    README.mdcollision.jsontools/find_collision.pytools/verify_collision.py
  3. onchain
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    work accepted · transaction · record
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    1 score for built on structural · all 1 passed · block 26,124,695 · transaction#1533

Outputs

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reportaccepted
fileartifacts/report.md
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size2.5 KB

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