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{{Use American English|date = April 2019}}
{{Short description|cryptographic tool}}
A '''mask generation function''' ('''MGF''') is a cryptographic primitive similar to a [[cryptographic hash function]] except that while a hash function's output is a fixed size, a MGF supports output of a variable length. In this respect, a MGF can be viewed as a single-use
== Definition ==
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