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diff --git a/src/pearsonhash.h b/src/pearsonhash.h index af8dfc3..2a9cfa7 100644 --- a/src/pearsonhash.h +++ b/src/pearsonhash.h | |||
| @@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace Bu | |||
| 18 | * as it's output. It is strongly dependant on every byte in the input, | 18 | * as it's output. It is strongly dependant on every byte in the input, |
| 19 | * which means that it's a good choice for adding to short messages to | 19 | * which means that it's a good choice for adding to short messages to |
| 20 | * ensure that the contents of the messages are unchanged. | 20 | * ensure that the contents of the messages are unchanged. |
| 21 | * | ||
| 22 | * Pearson hash is named for it's inventor Peter K. Pearson who described | ||
| 23 | * it in his article "Fast hashing of variable-length text strings" | ||
| 24 | * published in 1990 by ACM. I haven't read it, because you have to pay to | ||
| 25 | * get a copy :-P | ||
| 21 | */ | 26 | */ |
| 22 | class PearsonHash : public Bu::CryptoHash | 27 | class PearsonHash : public Bu::CryptoHash |
| 23 | { | 28 | { |