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A visual representation of the scrypt Algorithm
Key Derivation Functions Advanced

The scrypt Algorithm

scrypt is a password-based key derivation function that makes every guess cost memory as well as time. Learn how Salsa20/8, BlockMix, and ROMix fill and read a large table, how its parameters work, and what its security proofs say.

19 min read

A visual representation of the Salsa20 and ChaCha20 Algorithms
Stream Ciphers Intermediate

Salsa20 and ChaCha20

Designed by Daniel J. Bernstein as a fast, secure, RC4-free alternative for software encryption, ChaCha20 now secures TLS 1.3 and WireGuard alike. Learn how its add-rotate-XOR "quarter round" builds a full cipher from pure arithmetic.

9 min read

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