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Ascon is a family of lightweight authenticated ciphers and hash functions that have been selected by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for cryptography on resource-constrained devices in 2025, specified in NIST SP 800-232.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascon (cipher) | Block sizes | up to 128 bits, 128 and 64 bits are recommended | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ascon (cipher) | Designers | C. Dobraunig, M. Eichlseder, F. Mendel, M. Schläffer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ascon (cipher) | First published | 2014 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ascon (cipher) | Key sizes | up to 128, 128 bits are recommended | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ascon (cipher) | Rounds | 6–8 rounds per input word recommended | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ascon (cipher) | Structure | sponge construction | 1.00 | infobox |
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