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Whirlpool

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Whirlpool

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/cryptographicHashFunctions/whirlpool
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Scheme Membership(s)
- Cryptographic Hash Functions
Collection Membership(s)
Codes
- WHIRLPOOL
Variants
- WHIRLPOOL
Definition Notes
- Whirlpool (sometimes styled WHIRLPOOL) is a cryptographic hash function designed by Vincent Rijmen (co-creator of the Advanced Encryption Standard) and Paulo S. L. M. Barreto. The hash has been recommended by the NESSIE project. It has also been adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as part of the joint ISO/IEC 10118-3 international standard.
Change Notes
- 2010-06-01: new
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