Crypto hash algorithm competition set to begin
The Skein algorithm family works from 256-bit to 1,024-bit in strength, 512-bit representing the primary proposal. “Skein-256 is our low-memory variant,” the Skein document states, while “Skein-1024 is our ultra-conservative variant.” The block cipher at the core of Skein is called Threefish.
About 40 submissions in total are anticipated as entries in the NIST crypto hash algorithm contest. A tough public review of algorithm candidates will begin in earnest at a NIST conference next year. NIST’s goal is to select a new hash standard in 2012 after a full public review of the finalists that manage to make it through the rigorous process of critical analysis from experts around the world.
Crypto hash algorithm competition set to begin - Network World
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