FPGA performances in Cryptography. Performance analysis of different cryptographic algorithms implemented in an FPGA

The objective of this report is to evaluate the performance of cryptographic algorithms within the oclHashCat software (i.e. namely the MD5 and Keccak hashing functions) and run on the Stratix V FPGA using OpenCL and VHDL languages. This document gives a series of recommendations related to performance optimizations and pitfall avoidance when implementing hash functions using Altera OpenCL SDK.JRC.G.6-Digital Citizen Securit