Blake3 Checksum Calculator

Blake3 is a modern cryptographic hash function that builds upon the design of Blake2. It is designed to be faster, more secure, and more flexible than its predecessors while maintaining compatibility with existing systems.

Key Features

• Extremely fast performance
• Supports output lengths from 128 to 512 bits
• Parallel processing capability
• Supports keyed hashing (MAC)
• Resistant to all known cryptographic attacks
• Simple and efficient implementation
• Extensible output (XOF) capability

Common Uses

• File integrity verification
• Digital signatures
• Message authentication codes (MAC)
• Password hashing
• Blockchain and cryptocurrency applications
• Data deduplication
• Content addressing

Technical Details

• Based on the BLAKE2 design
• Uses a 32-bit word size
• Maximum output length: 512 bits (64 bytes)
• Internal state size: 256 bits
• Block size: 1024 bits
• Supports parallel processing
• Extensible output function (XOF) support

Security

Blake3 provides strong security guarantees and is resistant to all known cryptographic attacks. It has been designed with modern security requirements in mind and has undergone extensive analysis by the cryptographic community.

Performance

Blake3 is significantly faster than Blake2 and other modern hash functions. It achieves this through several optimizations, including parallel processing capabilities and improved instruction-level parallelism. It is particularly efficient on modern processors with SIMD instructions.