<p>I needed help in understanding how to calculate the GE for a SHA256 implementation. I need to calculate the GE of individual functions in the SHA256 hashing algorithm.</p>

<p>Could anyone please direct me to an appropriate paper/book that explains this in detail?</p>

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2013-08-02T00:34:31.580Z
Here's the SHA2 spec: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-4/fips-180-4.pdf Are you asking about how to implement this in an FPGA, or how many gates it will take to implement it?
Nick ODell
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2013-08-02T13:47:45.000Z
Don't [cross-post](http://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/9525/sha256-implementation-gate-equivalent)
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SHA256 Implementation Gate Equivalent
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# SHA256 Implementation Gate Equivalent

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-08-01)

I needed help in understanding how to calculate the GE for a SHA256 implementation. I need to calculate the GE of individual functions in the SHA256 hashing algorithm.

Could anyone please direct me to an appropriate paper/book that explains this in detail?

**Tags:** transactions, mining-technical-details, sha256

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Here's the SHA2 spec: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-4/fips-180-4.pdf Are you asking about how to implement this in an FPGA, or how many gates it will take to implement it?  
> **username_2**: Don't [cross-post](http://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/9525/sha256-implementation-gate-equivalent)  

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