Bao Hashing Mode (for Blake3)

One of the better features that the project boasts is the 'bao hashing mode' (which you can find in specifications here = https://github.com/oconnor663/bao)

"Bao is an implementation of the BLAKE3 verified streaming"

Described in section 6.4 of their specification = https://github.com/BLAKE3-team/BLAKE3-specs/blob/master/blake3.pdf

Once compiled with Rust, you're left with a binary executable (move it to path or export the path where its at), and you'll be able to call it from the command line.

What it Does

1. This is an encoder (not an encryptor, there's a difference). That means that it is designed to encode data (you can use the 'iv' that blake hashing provides for this as well)

2. Supposing you encoded a bunch of (encrypted) data, then sent that to a node or someone else to store - you would not need to process all of the encrypted blob that they're holding in order to be assured that they have all of your data. You should be able to a 'slice' out of it and checksum it from anywhere.

So that's very uniquely cool.

LibreCryptography

Bao Hashing Mode (for Blake3)

One of the better features that the project boasts is the 'bao hashing mode' (which you can find in specifications here = https://github.com/oconnor663/bao)

"Bao is an implementation of the BLAKE3 verified streaming"

Described in section 6.4 of their specification = https://github.com/BLAKE3-team/BLAKE3-specs/blob/master/blake3.pdf

Once compiled with Rust, you're left with a binary executable (move it to path or export the path where its at), and you'll be able to call it from the command line.

What it Does

1. This is an encoder (not an encryptor, there's a difference). That means that it is designed to encode data (you can use the 'iv' that blake hashing provides for this as well)

2. Supposing you encoded a bunch of (encrypted) data, then sent that to a node or someone else to store - you would not need to process all of the encrypted blob that they're holding in order to be assured that they have all of your data. You should be able to a 'slice' out of it and checksum it from anywhere.

So that's very uniquely cool.

GitHub

GitHub - oconnor663/bao: an implementation of BLAKE3 verified streaming

an implementation of BLAKE3 verified streaming. Contribute to oconnor663/bao development by creating an account on GitHub.

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