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NAME

EVP_whirlpool — WHIRLPOOL hash function for EVP

SYNOPSIS

#include <openssl/evp.h>

const EVP_MD *
EVP_whirlpool(void);

DESCRIPTION

WHIRLPOOL is a cryptographic hash function producing a message digest of 512 bits.

RETURN VALUES

EVP_whirlpool() returns a pointer to a static EVP_MD object implementing the WHIRLPOOL hash function.

SEE ALSO

evp(3), EVP_DigestInit(3)

STANDARDS

ISO/IEC 10118-3:2004

HISTORY

EVP_whirlpool() first appeared in OpenSSL 1.0.0 and has been available since OpenBSD 4.9.

AUTHORS

The WHIRLPOOL algorithm was designed by Vincent Rijmen and Paulo S. L. M. Barreto.