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Scrypt

In cryptography, scrypt (pronounced "ess crypt") is a password-based key derivation function created by Colin Percival in March 2009, originally for the Tarsnap online backup service. The algorithm was specifically designed to make it costly to perform large-scale custom hardware attacks by requiring large amounts of memory. In 2016, the scrypt algorithm…

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Block sizes
variable
Designers
Colin Percival
Digest sizes
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First published
2009
Rounds
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Scrypt

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples37
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Scrypt

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related to Cryptocurrency uses · 12
Scrypt → CPU, December, Dogecoin, GPUs, Hashcash, It, Litecoin, Mining, November, September, Tenebrix, This
related to overview · 6
Scrypt → Because, However, Once, RAM, The, Thus
related to Utility · 6
Scrypt → BSD, Colin Percival, It's, Linux, May, The
see also · 5
Scrypt → Argon2, Free, Password Hashing Competition, Password-Based Key Derivation Function, Unix
related to External links · 3
Scrypt → GitHub, Tarsnap, The
Block sizes · 1
Scrypt → variable
Designers · 1
Scrypt → Colin Percival
Digest sizes · 1
Scrypt → variable
First published · 1
Scrypt → 2009
Rounds · 1
Scrypt → variable

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algorithm function memory time key requirements password-based hardware large pbkdf2 derivation designed perform rfc used cryptocurrencies colin percival first therefore

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ScryptBlock sizesvariable1.00infobox
ScryptDesignersColin Percival1.00infobox
ScryptDigest sizesvariable1.00infobox
ScryptFirst published20091.00infobox
ScryptRoundsvariable1.00infobox
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesHashcash0.60section
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesIt0.60section
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesTenebrix0.60section
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesSeptember0.60section
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesLitecoin0.60section
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesDogecoin0.60section
Scryptrelated to Cryptocurrency usesMining0.60section

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