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Block cipher

SHACAL-1 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. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: SHACALA 5-minute orientation
  2. Read the landmark paper: Attacking 44 Rounds of the SHACAL-2 Block Cipher Using Related-Key Rectangle CryptanalysisCited 12 times
  3. Go sideways: Boomerang attackA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Design
  2. Security of SHACAL-1
  3. Security of SHACAL-2

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