SPHINCS+
- Algorithm type: Digital signature scheme.
- Main cryptographic assumption: hash-based signatures.
- Principal submitters: Andreas Hülsing.
- Auxiliary submitters: Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Daniel J. Bernstein,, Christoph Dobraunig, Maria Eichlseder, Scott Fluhrer, Stefan-Lukas Gazdag, Panos Kampanakis, Stefan Kölbl, Tanja Lange, Martin M. Lauridsen, Florian Mendel, Ruben Niederhagen, Christian Rechberger, Joost Rijneveld, Peter Schwabe.
- Authors’ website: https://sphincs.org/
- Specification version: NIST Round 3 submission.
- Implementation source: https://github.com/PQClean/PQClean/commit/6a32796212b79a5f9126d0a933e1216313f50c16 with copy_from_upstream patches, which takes it from:
- https://github.com/sphincs/sphincsplus
- Implementation license (SPDX-Identifier): CC0-1.0.
Parameter set summary
| Parameter set | Security model | Claimed NIST Level | Public key size (bytes) | Secret key size (bytes) | Signature size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-128f-robust | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 17088 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-128f-simple | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 17088 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-128s-robust | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 7856 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-128s-simple | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 7856 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-192f-robust | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 35664 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-192f-simple | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 35664 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-192s-robust | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 16224 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-192s-simple | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 16224 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-256f-robust | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 49856 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-256f-simple | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 49856 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-256s-robust | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 29792 |
| SPHINCS+-Haraka-256s-simple | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 29792 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-128f-robust | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 17088 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-128f-simple | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 17088 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-128s-robust | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 7856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-128s-simple | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 7856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-192f-robust | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 35664 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-192f-simple | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 35664 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-192s-robust | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 16224 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-192s-simple | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 16224 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-256f-robust | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 49856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-256f-simple | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 49856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-256s-robust | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 29792 |
| SPHINCS+-SHA256-256s-simple | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 29792 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128f-robust | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 17088 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128f-simple | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 17088 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128s-robust | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 7856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128s-simple | EUF-CMA | 1 | 32 | 64 | 7856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192f-robust | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 35664 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192f-simple | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 35664 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192s-robust | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 16224 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192s-simple | EUF-CMA | 3 | 48 | 96 | 16224 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256f-robust | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 49856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256f-simple | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 49856 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256s-robust | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 29792 |
| SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256s-simple | EUF-CMA | 5 | 64 | 128 | 29792 |
SPHINCS+-Haraka-128f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage?‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
‡For an explanation of what this denotes, consult the Explanation of Terms section at the end of this file.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-128f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-128s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-128s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-192f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-192f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-192s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-192s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-256f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-256f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-256s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-Haraka-256s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| aesni | x86_64 | All | AES | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-128f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-128f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-128s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-128s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-192f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-192f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-192s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-192s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-256f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-256f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-256s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHA256-256s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-128s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-192s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256f-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256f-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256s-robust implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
SPHINCS+-SHAKE256-256s-simple implementation characteristics
| Identifier in upstream | Supported architecture(s) | Supported operating system(s) | CPU extension(s) used | No branching-on-secrets claimed? | No branching-on-secrets checked by valgrind? | Large stack usage? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean | All | All | None | True | True | False |
| avx2 | x86_64 | All | AVX2 | True | True | False |
Are implementations chosen based on runtime CPU feature detection? Yes.
Explanation of Terms
- Large Stack Usage: Implementations identified as having such may cause failures when running in threads or in constrained environments.