Skein

Summary

Skein is a cryptographic hash function^[1]. Skein draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_hash_function category, ranking #9 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skein's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function^[3].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Bruce Schneier^[4].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Niels Ferguson^[5].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Stefan Lucks^[6].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Doug Whiting^[7].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Mihir Bellare^[8].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Tadayoshi Kohno^[9].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Jon Callas^[10].
• Skein's designed by is recorded as Jesse Walker^[11].
• +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skein^[12].
• Skein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04y8ptk^[13].
• Skein's Quora topic ID is recorded as Skein^[14].
• Skein's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 194674032^[15].
• Skein's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C194674032^[16].

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Designation and Status

Skein's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function^[3].

History and Context

+2008-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skein^[12].

Why It Matters

Skein draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_hash_function category, ranking #9 of 30).^[2] Skein has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]