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Whirlpool (hash function)

In computer science and cryptography, Whirlpool (sometimes styled WHIRLPOOL) is a cryptographic hash function. It was designed by Vincent Rijmen (co-creator of the Advanced Encryption Standard) and Paulo S. L. M. Barreto, who first described it in 2000. It is named after the Whirlpool galaxy in Canes Venatici (M51, or NGC 5194), the first one recognized…

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Certification
NESSIE
Derived from
Square, AES
Designers
Vincent Rijmen, Paulo S. L. M. Barreto
Digest sizes
512 bits
First published
2000, 2001, 2003
Rounds
10

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Whirlpool (hash function)

Nodes61
Edges60
Triples8
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032787
Components1

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Whirlpool (hash function)

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Certification · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → NESSIE
Derived from · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → Square, AES
Designers · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → Vincent Rijmen, Paulo S. L. M. Barreto
Digest sizes · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → 512 bits
First published · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → 2000, 2001, 2003
Rounds · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → 10
Security claims · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → Large hashsum size
Structure · 1
Whirlpool (hash function) → Miyaguchi-Preneel

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whirlpool displaystyle matrix function algorithm first hash standard round left right key s-box mathcal times begin aligned end leq cipher

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Whirlpool (hash function)CertificationNESSIE1.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)Derived fromSquare, AES1.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)DesignersVincent Rijmen, Paulo S. L. M. Barreto1.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)Digest sizes512 bits1.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)First published2000, 2001, 20031.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)Rounds101.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)Security claimsLarge hashsum size1.00infobox
Whirlpool (hash function)StructureMiyaguchi-Preneel1.00infobox

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