Intel SHA Extensions
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Intel SHA Extensions are a set of x86 instruction set extensions by Intel that accelerate and harden the computation of SHA-1 and SHA-256 cryptographic hash functions in hardware.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intel SHA Extensions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7279080 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intel SHA Extensions Context triple: [Intel AES-NI, relatedTo, Intel SHA Extensions]
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A.
Intel AES-NI
Intel AES-NI is a set of hardware instructions introduced by Intel to accelerate and secure AES encryption and decryption operations in modern processors.
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B.
Intel SGX
Intel SGX is a hardware-based security technology that enables the creation of protected enclaves in memory to run sensitive code and data in isolation from the rest of the system.
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C.
Intel AVX
Intel AVX is an x86 processor instruction set extension from Intel that accelerates floating-point and vector-intensive workloads, commonly used in high-performance computing, multimedia, and scientific applications.
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D.
Intel SSE
Intel SSE is a set of SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) instruction extensions for x86 processors designed to accelerate multimedia, gaming, and scientific applications through parallel data processing.
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E.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
Intel Trusted Execution Technology is a hardware-based security feature that helps ensure a trusted, measured launch and execution environment for software on Intel platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intel SHA Extensions Target entity description: Intel SHA Extensions are a set of x86 instruction set extensions by Intel that accelerate and harden the computation of SHA-1 and SHA-256 cryptographic hash functions in hardware.
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A.
Intel AES-NI
Intel AES-NI is a set of hardware instructions introduced by Intel to accelerate and secure AES encryption and decryption operations in modern processors.
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B.
Intel SGX
Intel SGX is a hardware-based security technology that enables the creation of protected enclaves in memory to run sensitive code and data in isolation from the rest of the system.
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C.
Intel AVX
Intel AVX is an x86 processor instruction set extension from Intel that accelerates floating-point and vector-intensive workloads, commonly used in high-performance computing, multimedia, and scientific applications.
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D.
Intel SSE
Intel SSE is a set of SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) instruction extensions for x86 processors designed to accelerate multimedia, gaming, and scientific applications through parallel data processing.
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E.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
Intel Trusted Execution Technology is a hardware-based security feature that helps ensure a trusted, measured launch and execution environment for software on Intel platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instruction set extension
ⓘ
x86 instruction set extension ⓘ |
| appliesToAlgorithm |
SHA-1
ⓘ
SHA-256 ⓘ |
| architecture |
IA-32
ⓘ
Intel 64 ⓘ |
| benefit |
improved performance of IPsec
ⓘ
improved performance of TLS ⓘ improved performance of other cryptographic protocols using SHA ⓘ reduced CPU cycles per byte for hashing ⓘ reduced latency of SHA-1 operations ⓘ reduced latency of SHA-256 operations ⓘ |
| category |
cryptography instruction set extension
ⓘ
security feature ⓘ |
| computingPlatform |
x86
ⓘ
x86-64 ⓘ |
| CPUIDLeaf | 0x07 ⓘ |
| CPUIDRegister | EBX bit 29 (SHA) ⓘ |
| detectionMethod | CPUID instruction ⓘ |
| developer |
Intel
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Corporation
|
| featureFlag | SHA ⓘ |
| hardwareAcceleration |
SHA-1
ⓘ
SHA-256 ⓘ cryptographic hash functions ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Intel Goldmont microarchitecture
ⓘ
Intel Ice Lake microarchitecture ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Intel Atom Goldmont processors
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Goldmont microarchitecture
Intel Core Ice Lake processors ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Ice Lake microarchitecture
|
| optimizationTarget |
message schedule operations in SHA-1
ⓘ
message schedule operations in SHA-256 ⓘ round function operations in SHA-1 ⓘ round function operations in SHA-256 ⓘ |
| purpose |
accelerate SHA-1 computation
ⓘ
accelerate SHA-256 computation ⓘ harden SHA-1 computation ⓘ harden SHA-256 computation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Intel AES-NI
ⓘ
Intel AVX ⓘ Intel AVX-512 ⓘ
linked to:
AVX-512
Intel AVX2 ⓘ |
| securityProperty | mitigates timing side-channel leakage compared to software-only SHA ⓘ |
| standardization | documented in Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
BSD variants (with SHA CPUID support)
ⓘ
Linux (with SHA CPUID support) ⓘ Windows (with SHA CPUID support) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
TLS libraries
ⓘ
VPN implementations ⓘ cryptographic libraries ⓘ secure storage systems ⓘ |
| usesExecutionUnit | integer execution units ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Intel SHA Extensions Description of subject: Intel SHA Extensions are a set of x86 instruction set extensions by Intel that accelerate and harden the computation of SHA-1 and SHA-256 cryptographic hash functions in hardware.
Referenced by (1)
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