B3sum

Jul 20, 2023

Command line implementation of the BLAKE3 hash function

Command line implementation of the BLAKE3 hash function

BLAKE3 is a cryptographic hash function that is

  • Much faster than MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-3, and BLAKE2.
  • Secure, unlike MD5 and SHA-1. Ssecure against length extension, unlike SHA-2.
  • Highly parallelizable across any number of threads and SIMD lanes, because it’s a Merkle tree on the inside.
  • Capable of verified streaming and incremental updates, again because it’s a Merkle tree.
  • A PRF, MAC, KDF, and XOF, as well as a regular hash.
  • One algorithm with no variants, which is fast on x86-64 and also on smaller architectures.


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