SIMD (hash function)
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SIMD is a cryptographic hash function
based on the Merkle–Damgård construction submitted to the NIST hash function competition
by Gaëtan Leurent. It is one of fourteen entries to be accepted into round two of the competition, but was not shortlisted for the third and final round.
The designer states that the "most important component of SIMD is its message expansion, which is designed to give a high minimal distance". The algorithm's speed is claimed to be 11-13 cycles per byte
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Cryptographic hash function
A cryptographic hash function is a deterministic procedure that takes an arbitrary block of data and returns a fixed-size bit string, the hash value, such that an accidental or intentional change to the data will change the hash value...
based on the Merkle–Damgård construction submitted to the NIST hash function competition
NIST hash function competition
The NIST hash function competition is an open competition held by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology for a new SHA-3 function to replace the older SHA-1 and SHA-2, which was formally announced in the Federal Register on November 2, 2007...
by Gaëtan Leurent. It is one of fourteen entries to be accepted into round two of the competition, but was not shortlisted for the third and final round.
The designer states that the "most important component of SIMD is its message expansion, which is designed to give a high minimal distance". The algorithm's speed is claimed to be 11-13 cycles per byte
Cycles per byte
Cycles per byte is a unit of measurement which indicates the number of clock cycles a microprocessor will perform per byte of data processed in an algorithm. It is commonly used as a partial indicator of real-world performance in cryptographic functions....
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