BLAKE2b
E792091
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BLAKE2b canonical | 2 |
| BLAKE2 specification | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9312313 — 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: BLAKE2b Context triple: [libsodium, implementsPrimitive, BLAKE2b]
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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.
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.
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C.
SHA-2
SHA-2 is a family of cryptographic hash functions widely used for data integrity, digital signatures, and security protocols on the internet.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: BLAKE2b Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
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C.
SHA-2
SHA-2 is a family of cryptographic hash functions widely used for data integrity, digital signatures, and security protocols on the internet.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cryptographic hash function ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
MD5
ⓘ
SHA-1 ⓘ SHA-2 ⓘ SHA-3 ⓘ |
| basedOn | BLAKE ⓘ |
| blockSize | 128 bytes ⓘ |
| collisionResistanceTarget | 2^256 operations ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | ChaCha quarter-round function ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Christian Winnerlein
ⓘ
Jean-Philippe Aumasson ⓘ Samuel Neves ⓘ
linked to:
Alex Biryukov
Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn ⓘ |
| designedFor |
64-bit platforms
ⓘ
software implementations ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
fast
ⓘ
secure ⓘ simple to implement ⓘ |
| digestSize | 512 bits ⓘ |
| fasterThan |
MD5
ⓘ
SHA-2 ⓘ SHA-3 ⓘ
linked to:
FIPS 202
|
| introducedIn | 2012 ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | 64-bit CPUs ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
BLAKE2
ⓘ
linked to:
BLAKE2 cryptographic hash function
|
| preimageResistanceTarget | 2^512 operations ⓘ |
| secondPreimageResistanceTarget | 2^512 operations ⓘ |
| securityLevelComparableTo |
SHA-2
ⓘ
SHA-3 ⓘ
linked to:
FIPS 202
|
| specifiedIn | RFC 7693 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| successorOf | BLAKE ⓘ |
| successorTo |
MD5
ⓘ
SHA-1 ⓘ |
| supports |
configurable output length
ⓘ
keyed hashing ⓘ message authentication ⓘ personalization ⓘ salted hashing ⓘ tree hashing ⓘ |
| supportsDigestSizeDownTo | 8 bits ⓘ |
| supportsDigestSizeUpTo | 512 bits ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Argon2
ⓘ
Zcash ⓘ blockchain systems ⓘ cryptographic protocols ⓘ digital signatures ⓘ file integrity checking ⓘ password hashing schemes ⓘ |
| usesInternalStructure | HAIFA-like mode ⓘ |
| usesPrimitive | ARX (add-rotate-xor) ⓘ |
| usesWordSize | 64 bits ⓘ |
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: BLAKE2b Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: BLAKE2b