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SHA-2 is a family of cryptographic hash functions designed by the NSA and published by NIST in 2001. The family includes various output lengths (224, 256, 384, and 512 bits).

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Is the sha256 x86 extension close to optimal in silicon? (as it relates to a VDF)

I came across the Solana network utilizing sha256 as a "proof of history". They are using it as a pseudo-VDF (verifiable delay function). The reason it's pseudo is because verification is done by full …
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Why is SHA-2 considered an ARX construction when it also uses non-ARX operations?

SHA-2 makes use of non-ARX non-linear operators such as the Choice and Majority functions: \begin{align} \mathsf{Ch}(E,F,G) &= (E \wedge F) \oplus (\neg E \wedge G)\\ \mathsf{Ma}(A, B, C) &= (A \wedge …
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