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SHACAL

SHACAL-1 (originally simply SHACAL) is a 160-bit block cipher based on SHA-1, and supports keys from 128-bit to 512-bit. SHACAL-2 is a 256-bit block cipher based upon the larger hash function SHA-256.

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Block sizes
160 bits (SHACAL-1), 256 bits (SHACAL-2)
Certification
NESSIE (SHACAL-2)
Derived from
SHA-1, SHA-256
Designers
Helena Handschuh, David Naccache
Key sizes
128 to 512 bits
Related to
Crab

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SHACAL

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Edges6
Triples140
Avg. degree1.71
Density0.285714
Components1

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related to References · 106
SHACAL → ACISP, Amplified Boomerang Attack, Analysis, Application, April, Archived, ASIACRYPT, Attacking, August, Australasian Conference, Block Ciphers Based, California, Changhoon Lee, Chennai, Communications, Computer Sciences, Cryptanalysis, Cryptography, Cryptology, CS1
related to Security of SHACAL-1 · 11
SHACAL → Differential, In, Jiqiang Lu, Jongsung Kim, Nathan Keller, Orr Dunkelman, Rectangle Attacks, Reduced-Round SHACAL-1, Related-key, SHACAL-1, These
related to Security of SHACAL-2 · 11
SHACAL → In, Jiqiang Lu, Jongsung Kim, Kim, Lu, Nathan Keller, Orr Dunkelman, Related-Key Rectangle Attack, Round SHACAL-2, SHACAL-2, This
related to Design · 4
SHACAL → SHA-1, SHACAL-1, The, This
Block sizes · 1
SHACAL → 160 bits (SHACAL-1), 256 bits (SHACAL-2)
Certification · 1
SHACAL → NESSIE (SHACAL-2)
Derived from · 1
SHACAL → SHA-1, SHA-256
Designers · 1
SHACAL → Helena Handschuh, David Naccache
Key sizes · 1
SHACAL → 128 to 512 bits
Related to · 1
SHACAL → Crab

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shacal-1 shacal-2 springer-verlag kim block jongsung pp function rectangle sha-1 attack pdf related-key rounds 2006 dunkelman nathan keller retrieved cipher

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SHACALBlock sizes160 bits (SHACAL-1), 256 bits (SHACAL-2)1.00infobox
SHACALCertificationNESSIE (SHACAL-2)1.00infobox
SHACALDerived fromSHA-1, SHA-2561.00infobox
SHACALDesignersHelena Handschuh, David Naccache1.00infobox
SHACALKey sizes128 to 512 bits1.00infobox
SHACALRelated toCrab1.00infobox
SHACALRounds801.00infobox
SHACALStructureCryptographic hash function1.00infobox
SHACALrelated to DesignSHACAL-10.60section
SHACALrelated to DesignSHA-10.60section
SHACALrelated to DesignThe0.60section
SHACALrelated to DesignThis0.60section

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