scrypt

Also known as Scrypt key derivation function

In cryptography, scrypt (pronounced "ess crypt") is a password-based key derivation function created by Colin Percival in March 2009, originally for the Tarsnap online backup service. The algorithm was specifically designed to make it costly to perform large-scale custom hardware attacks by requiring large amounts of memory. In 2016, the scrypt algorithm was published by IETF as RFC 7914. A simplified version of scrypt is used as a proof-of-work scheme by a number of cryptocurrencies, first implemented by an anonymous programmer called ArtForz in Tenebrix and followed by Fairbrix and Litecoin

Key facts

Cryptographic hash function.name: scrypt
Cryptographic hash function.designers: Colin Percival
Cryptographic hash function.publish date: 2009
Cryptographic hash function.digest size: variable
Cryptographic hash function.block size: variable
Cryptographic hash function.rounds: variable
Software.name: scrypt encryption utility
Software.developer: Colin Percival

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In de cryptografie is scrypt (dat met een kleine letter wordt geschreven) een algoritmische functie om cryptografische sleutels te genereren uit gebruikerswachtwoorden. Deze scrypt functie is ontwikkeld door Colin Percival, die het aanvankelijk maakte voor , een online back-up service.

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