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BLAKE2: cryptographic hash function and its keyed MAC mode

BLAKE2 RFCs (1)

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RFC 7693: The BLAKE2 Cryptographic Hash and Message Authentication Code (MAC)
Informational
M-J. Saarinen
J-P. Aumasson
November 2015
Independent Stream publication
Abstract
This document describes the cryptographic hash function BLAKE2 and makes the algorithm specification and C source code conveniently available to the Internet community. BLAKE2 comes in two main flavors: BLAKE2b is optimized for 64-bit platforms and BLAKE2s for smaller architectures. BLAKE2 can be directly keyed, making it functionally equivalent to a Message Authentication Code (MAC).
Abstract
This document describes the cryptographic hash function BLAKE2 and makes the algorithm specification and C source code conveniently available to the Internet community. BLAKE2 comes in two main flavors: BLAKE2b is optimized for 64-bit platforms and BLAKE2s for smaller architectures. BLAKE2 can be directly keyed, making it functionally equivalent to a Message Authentication Code (MAC).

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