BLAKE3

Summary

BLAKE3 is a cryptographic hash function^[1]. BLAKE3 draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_hash_function category, ranking #14 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• BLAKE3 is credited with the discovery of Jack O'Connor^[3].
• BLAKE3 is credited with the discovery of Samuel Neves^[4].
• BLAKE3 is credited with the discovery of Jean-Philippe Aumasson^[5].
• BLAKE3 is credited with the discovery of Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn^[6].
• BLAKE3's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function^[7].
• BLAKE3's based on is recorded as BLAKE2^[8].
• BLAKE3's logo image is recorded as BLAKE3 logo.svg^[9].
• BLAKE3's follows is recorded as BLAKE2^[10].
• BLAKE3's subclass of is recorded as cryptographic hash function^[11].
• BLAKE3's described by source is recorded as BLAKE3 Hashing Framework (IETF draft)^[12].
• BLAKE3's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://crypto.stackexchange.com/tags/blake3^[13].
• BLAKE3's different from is recorded as BLAKE3^[14].
• BLAKE3's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.3.6.1.4.1.1722.12.2.3.8^[15].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Jack O'Connor^[3]; Samuel Neves^[4], a cryptologist^[16]; Jean-Philippe Aumasson^[5], a cryptographer^[17], specialised in cryptography^[18]; and Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn^[6], an engineer^[19], b. 1974^[20], of United States^[21].

Why It Matters

BLAKE3 draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_hash_function category, ranking #14 of 30).^[2] BLAKE3 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]