sponge function
C51529
concept
A sponge function is a cryptographic primitive that absorbs an arbitrary-length input into an internal state and then squeezes out an arbitrary-length output, enabling constructions like hash functions and stream ciphers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sponge function canonical | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: sponge function
Generated description
A sponge function is a cryptographic primitive that absorbs an arbitrary-length input into an internal state and then squeezes out an arbitrary-length output, enabling constructions like hash functions and stream ciphers.
Instances (1)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Keccak | — |