cryptographic primitive

C3162

concept

A cryptographic primitive is a low-level, well-defined algorithm or protocol (such as a hash function, block cipher, or digital signature scheme) that serves as a basic building block for constructing more complex cryptographic systems and protocols.

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All labels observed (55)

Label	Occurrences
cryptographic primitive canonical	23
block cipher	20
cryptographic hash function	13
cryptography standard	13
authenticated encryption mode	6
hash function	5
pseudorandom number generator	5
cryptographic construction	4
AEAD scheme	2
checksum algorithm	2
cryptographic hash function family	2
elliptic-curve signature scheme	2
key derivation function	2
keyed hash function	2
password hashing function	2
pseudorandom function	2
secret sharing scheme	2
stream cipher primitive	2
universal-hash-based MAC	2
MAC algorithm	1
SHA-2 family member	1
SHA-3 candidate	1
Secure Hash Algorithm	1
block cipher design	1
block cipher structure	1
cryptographic encoding method	1
cryptographic permutation	1
cryptographic primitive operation	1
cryptographic scheme	1
cryptographic tool	1
cryptography algorithm	1
data-oblivious algorithmic primitive	1
hash function design paradigm	1
hashing algorithm	1
lightweight block cipher	1
memory-hard function	1
message digest algorithm	1
monoalphabetic cipher	1
non-linear substitution layer	1
number-theoretic algorithm	1
password-based key derivation function	1
polynomial hash function	1
post-quantum cryptography assumption	1
probabilistic signature padding scheme	1
probabilistic signature scheme	1
pseudorandom generator construction	1
public-key encryption construction	1
scalar multiplication algorithm	1
sponge permutation	1
substitution box	1
substitution–permutation network	1
threshold scheme	1
universal hash function	1
universal hash-based MAC	1
variant of ChaCha20 core function	1

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Class: cryptographic primitive

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A cryptographic primitive is a low-level, well-defined algorithm or protocol (such as a hash function, block cipher, or digital signature scheme) that serves as a basic building block for constructing more complex cryptographic systems and protocols.

Instances (112)

Instance	Via concept surface
Matt Robshaw surface form: RC6	block cipher
RFC 7539	cryptography standard
Yao’s pseudorandom generator construction	cryptographic construction
Luhn algorithm variant	checksum algorithm
RFC 8439	cryptography standard
Mersenne surface form: Mersenne twister	pseudorandom number generator
Intel Secure Key (RDRAND) surface form: Intel Secure Key	—
NIST SP 800-38C	cryptography standard
short integer solution (SIS) problem surface form: short integer solution problem	post-quantum cryptography assumption
RFC 3610	cryptography standard
CBC-MAC	—
S-box	—
PRESENT cipher surface form: PRESENT	block cipher
Serpent cipher	block cipher
Square cipher	block cipher
Whirlpool hash function surface form: Whirlpool	cryptographic hash function
Leopoldsburg, Belgium surface form: Rijndael	block cipher
Keccak	cryptographic hash function family
Noekeon	block cipher
MUGI	—
RadioGatún	cryptographic hash function
Xoodoo	cryptographic permutation
FIPS PUB 46	cryptography standard
GHASH	universal hash function
CCM	authenticated encryption mode
SubBytes	non-linear substitution layer
Vigenère table	cryptographic tool
Lucifer cipher	block cipher
DEA	block cipher
ISO/IEC 8372	cryptography standard
ChaCha20	—
CAST6	block cipher
Unix crypt(3)	password hashing function
MRG32k3a generator	pseudorandom number generator
Equihash	hashing algorithm
zk-SNARKs	—
UMAC	universal hash-based MAC
VMAC	universal-hash-based MAC
BLAKE2b	cryptographic hash function
Argon2id	password hashing function
MD4	cryptographic hash function
Message-Digest Algorithm 5	cryptographic hash function
Encoding Method for Signature with Appendix – Probabilistic Signature Scheme	cryptographic encoding method
PSS (Probabilistic Signature Scheme)	cryptographic scheme
secp256k1	—
Montgomery ladder	scalar multiplication algorithm
RFC 7748	cryptography standard
RFC 8032	cryptography standard
Curve448	—
Blakley secret sharing scheme	secret sharing scheme