Grøstl – a SHA-3 candidate
Specification
Full Grøstl specification in pdf format.
This addendum to the specification was written after Grøstl was selected for the second round of the competition.
NIST submission package
The complete NIST submission package can also be downloaded.
Notes
Improved ASIC hardware speeds
Stefan Tillich developed high-speed Grøstl-256 ASIC implementations in 0.18µm technology of UMC. Here are the synthesis results.
| Total area (mm2) | Total area (GE) | Throughput (Gbit/s) |
|---|---|---|
| 547,227.47 | 58,403 | 6.290 |
| 538,462.41 | 57,467 | 6.141 |
| 523,472.74 | 55,867 | 5.690 |
| 471,626.06 | 50,334 | 2.725 |