Parallel authenticated encryption with 128-bit blocks using ForkSkinny-128-256 tweakable block cipher. NIST Lightweight Cryptography finalist designed for efficient parallel processing.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Authenticated Encryption |
| Sub-category | Authenticated Encryption |
| Security status | 🧪 Experimental |
| Complexity | Advanced |
| Inventor | Elena Andreeva, Virginie Lallemand, Antoon Purnal, Reza Reyhanitabar, Arnab Roy, Damian Vizar |
| Year | 2019 |
| Origin | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Source | algorithms/aead/forkae.js |
| Parameter | Supported values |
|---|---|
| Key sizes | 16 bytes (128 bits) |
| Nonce sizes | 14 bytes (112 bits) |
| Tag sizes | 16 bytes (128 bits) |
| Flag | Value |
|---|---|
SupportsDetached |
No |
Status: 🧪 Experimental
No vulnerabilities are recorded for this implementation.
3 vectors ship with this algorithm and run in the test suite. Byte values are hexadecimal.
Vector 1 — PAEF-ForkSkinny-128-256 Vector #1 (empty PT, empty AAD)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
key |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f |
nonce |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d |
aad |
(empty) |
input |
(empty) |
expected |
de1792af88e5988b82c8761f9edb783f |
Vector 2 — PAEF-ForkSkinny-128-256 Vector #2 (empty PT, 1-byte AAD)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
key |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f |
nonce |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d |
aad |
00 |
input |
(empty) |
expected |
9a6b44b77970fadfa42b056e12472c2c |
Vector 3 — PAEF-ForkSkinny-128-256 Vector #34 (1-byte PT, empty AAD)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
key |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f |
nonce |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d |
aad |
(empty) |
input |
00 |
expected |
9f3aef46ff52fd2160cec9c6c21b59eb59 |