SipHash24
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SipHash24 is a fast, cryptographically secure keyed hash function designed to protect hash tables from collision attacks while remaining efficient for short inputs.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SipHash24 canonical | 2 |
| SipHash | 1 |
| SipHash-1-3 | 1 |
| SipHash-4-8 | 1 |
| SipHash: a fast short-input PRF paper | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10157604 — 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: SipHash24 Context triple: [WireGuard, usesCryptography, SipHash24]
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A.
Keccak
Keccak is a cryptographic hash function family that forms the basis of the SHA-3 standard, known for its sponge construction and strong security properties.
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B.
BLAKE2b
BLAKE2b is a cryptographic hash function optimized for 64-bit platforms, known for its high speed, strong security, and use in modern applications as a successor to algorithms like SHA-2 and MD5.
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C.
Salsa20
Salsa20 is a high-speed stream cipher designed by Daniel J. Bernstein, widely used in modern cryptography for its strong security and efficient software performance.
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D.
Whirlpool hash function
Whirlpool is a cryptographic hash function designed by Vincent Rijmen and Paulo S. L. M. Barreto, known for its wide-pipe construction and strong security properties suitable for digital signatures and data integrity.
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E.
SHA-256
SHA-256 is a widely used cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family that produces a 256-bit hash value for securing data integrity and authentication.
- 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: SipHash24 Target entity description: SipHash24 is a fast, cryptographically secure keyed hash function designed to protect hash tables from collision attacks while remaining efficient for short inputs.
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A.
Keccak
Keccak is a cryptographic hash function family that forms the basis of the SHA-3 standard, known for its sponge construction and strong security properties.
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B.
BLAKE2b
BLAKE2b is a cryptographic hash function optimized for 64-bit platforms, known for its high speed, strong security, and use in modern applications as a successor to algorithms like SHA-2 and MD5.
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C.
Salsa20
Salsa20 is a high-speed stream cipher designed by Daniel J. Bernstein, widely used in modern cryptography for its strong security and efficient software performance.
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D.
Whirlpool hash function
Whirlpool is a cryptographic hash function designed by Vincent Rijmen and Paulo S. L. M. Barreto, known for its wide-pipe construction and strong security properties suitable for digital signatures and data integrity.
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E.
SHA-256
SHA-256 is a widely used cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family that produces a 256-bit hash value for securing data integrity and authentication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyed hash function
ⓘ
message authentication code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SipHash24 ⓘ |
| basedOn | 64-bit ARX mixing function ⓘ |
| blockStructure | 64-bit word-based ARX construction ⓘ |
| category | ARX cipher-based hash ⓘ |
| collisionResistance | intended to be strong for adversaries without the key ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Daniel J. Bernstein
ⓘ
Jean-Philippe Aumasson ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
fast on 64-bit CPUs
ⓘ
resistant to hash-flooding attacks ⓘ |
| designProperty |
constant-time with respect to key and message contents
ⓘ
simple and compact reference implementation ⓘ |
| domain |
computer security
ⓘ
cryptography ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
SipHash-1-3
ⓘ
linked to:
SipHash24
SipHash-4-8 ⓘ
linked to:
SipHash24
|
| inputType | arbitrary-length byte strings ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2012 ⓘ |
| keySize | 128 bits ⓘ |
| languageBindings |
C implementations
ⓘ
implementations in multiple programming languages ⓘ |
| notDesignedFor |
general-purpose unkeyed hashing
ⓘ
long-message high-throughput MAC compared to specialized MACs ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
hash table key hashing
ⓘ
short messages ⓘ |
| outputSize | 64 bits ⓘ |
| paddingMethod | length-encoding and final block padding ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
SipHash
ⓘ
linked to:
SipHash24
|
| prfProperty | designed to behave like a pseudorandom function ⓘ |
| referenceImplementationLanguage | C ⓘ |
| requires | secret key shared between parties ⓘ |
| resists | hash collision denial-of-service attacks ⓘ |
| roundStructure | 2 compression rounds and 4 finalization rounds ⓘ |
| securityGoal |
PRF security with a secret key
ⓘ
protection of hash tables against collision attacks ⓘ |
| specifiedIn |
SipHash: a fast short-input PRF paper
ⓘ
linked to:
SipHash24
|
| status | widely deployed in software hash tables ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase | hashing small keys such as strings or integers ⓘ |
| usedFor | hashing dictionary keys ⓘ |
| usedIn | hash table implementations ⓘ |
| usesOperation |
addition modulo 2^64
ⓘ
bit rotation ⓘ bitwise XOR ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SipHash24 Description of subject: SipHash24 is a fast, cryptographically secure keyed hash function designed to protect hash tables from collision attacks while remaining efficient for short inputs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
WireGuard VPN protocol
subject linked to:
SipHash24
subject linked to:
SipHash24
linked to: SipHash24