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A Configurable Implementation of the SHA-256 Hash Function

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This paper proposes a hardware solution for the SHA-256 hash function offering a number of configurable architecture-level features. This flexibility allows for exploring various trade-offs between performance, area occupation, and power consumption. As confirmed by the experimental results, the approach succeeds in exposing the effects of different architectural configurations on the resulting implementation.

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The activities described in this article received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the FETHPC grant agreement RECIPE no. 801137.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Raffaele Martino & Alessandro Cilardo

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    Peter Hellinckx

  3. Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Juggapong Natwichai

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Martino, R., Cilardo, A. (2020). A Configurable Implementation of the SHA-256 Hash Function. In: Barolli, L., Hellinckx, P., Natwichai, J. (eds) Advances on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing. 3PGCIC 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 96. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33509-0_52

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