collision attack

noun

An attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a hash collision (a pair of different inputs that have the same hash) faster than by brute force.

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Meanings

nouncollision attack (plural collision attacks)

plural collision attacks

  1. computingAn attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a hash collision (a pair of different inputs that have the same hash) faster than by brute force.

Translations

Finnish törmäyshyökkäys
  • törmäyshyökkäysattack on a hash function
German Kollisionsangriff
  • Kollisionsangriffattack on a hash function
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APA

collision attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collision%20attack

MLA

“collision attack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collision%20attack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collision attack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collision%20attack.

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