Memory-hard function
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Memory-hard function
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In cryptography, a memory-hard function (MHF) is a function that costs a significant amount of memory to efficiently evaluate. It differs from a memory-bound function, which incurs cost by slowing down computation through memory latency. MHFs have found use in key stretching and proof of work as their increased memory requirements significantly reduce the computational efficiency advantage of custom hardware over general-purpose hardware compared to non-MHFs.
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Type of cryptographic algorithm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory-hard_function
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2023-11-08T15:00:48Z
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