Energy Consumption of Hash Functions

Authors

  • R. Damasevicius Kaunas University of Technology
  • G. Ziberkas Kaunas University of Technology
  • V. Stuikys Kaunas University of Technology
  • J. Toldinas Kaunas University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.18.10.3069

Keywords:

Energy consumption, algorithms, memory management, encryption, authentication

Abstract

We analyse energy efficiency versus quality characteristics of hashing algorithms in a mobile device and describe methodologies for energy measurement on a Java-enabled smart phone. Energy efficiency of 17 hash functions (Adler32, Crc16, Crc32, Haval256, MD2, MD4, MD5, MD6, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, Skein, SV1, Tiger, Whirlpool) is evaluated using the GSM modem-based battery charge measurement method, and quality is evaluated using the Avalanche and Chi-square tests. The results show that the most energy-efficient hash function on a mobile device is SV1 for cryptographic applications, and crc16 for non-cryptographic applications.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.18.10.3069

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Published

2012-12-10

How to Cite

Damasevicius, R., Ziberkas, G., Stuikys, V., & Toldinas, J. (2012). Energy Consumption of Hash Functions. Elektronika Ir Elektrotechnika, 18(10), 81-84. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.18.10.3069

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 10 (2012)

Section

SYSTEM ENGINEERING, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

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