KHA-256 Documentation

Performance-Sacrificed, Security-Maximized Hash Algorithm

Contents

• Quickstart
• Installation
• Usage

API Reference

• kha256 package
  • KEÇECİ HASH ALGORITHM (KEÇECİ HASH ALGORİTMASI), KHA-256
  • KHA256
    • KHA256.hash()
    • KHA256.hmac()
    • KHA256.verify()
    • KHA256.version
    • KHA256.metrics
  • KHA256b
    • KHA256b.version
    • KHA256b.certificate
    • KHA256b.metrics
    • KHA256b.avalanche_score
    • KHA256b.hash()
    • KHA256b.verify()
    • KHA256b.hmac()
    • KHA256b.self_test()
  • FortifiedKhaHash256
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.KEY_SIZE
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.NONCE_SIZE
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.hash()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.get_cache_stats()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.clear_cache()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.deterministic
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.test_avalanche_effect()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.test_collision_resistance()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.test_uniformity()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.get_stats()
    • FortifiedKhaHash256.get_security_report()
  • OptimizedKhaHash256
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.__init__()
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.metrics
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.hash()
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.get_cache_stats()
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.clear_cache()
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.get_metrics()
    • OptimizedKhaHash256.enable_turbo_mode()
  • SecureKhaHash256
    • SecureKhaHash256.hash()
    • SecureKhaHash256.verify_avalanche()
  • HybridKhaHash256
    • HybridKhaHash256.SMALL_DATA_THRESHOLD
    • HybridKhaHash256.MEDIUM_DATA_THRESHOLD
    • HybridKhaHash256.__init__()
    • HybridKhaHash256.metrics
    • HybridKhaHash256.hash()
    • HybridKhaHash256.get_cache_stats()
    • HybridKhaHash256.clear_cache()
    • HybridKhaHash256.get_metrics()
    • HybridKhaHash256.enable_hybrid_mode()
  • SimpleKhaHasher
    • SimpleKhaHasher.DEFAULT_SALT
    • SimpleKhaHasher.__init__()
    • SimpleKhaHasher.hash()
    • SimpleKhaHasher.get_security_report()
  • Shake256Hasher
    • Shake256Hasher.__init__()
    • Shake256Hasher.hash()
    • Shake256Hasher.hash_hex()
    • Shake256Hasher.hash_int()
    • Shake256Hasher.file_hash()
  • TrueMemoryHardHasher
    • TrueMemoryHardHasher.hash()
    • TrueMemoryHardHasher.verify()
  • CoreEngine
    • CoreEngine.hash()
  • CoreHash
    • CoreHash.hash()
  • DeterministicEngine
    • DeterministicEngine.hash()
  • DeterministicHash
    • DeterministicHash.hash()
  • MemoryHardEngine
    • MemoryHardEngine.blocks
    • MemoryHardEngine.iterations
    • MemoryHardEngine.hash()
  • MemoryHardHash
    • MemoryHardHash.memory_blocks
    • MemoryHardHash.iterations
    • MemoryHardHash.hash()
  • FortifiedKhaCore
    • FortifiedKhaCore.stats
    • FortifiedKhaCore.text_stats
    • FortifiedKhaCore.list_stats
    • FortifiedKhaCore.dict_stats
    • FortifiedKhaCore.hash()
  • PerformanceOptimizedKhaCore
  • MockCore
    • MockCore.MockConfig
  • StreamingKHA256
    • StreamingKHA256.update()
    • StreamingKHA256.digest()
    • StreamingKHA256.hexdigest()
    • StreamingKHA256.reset()
  • FortifiedConfig
    • FortifiedConfig.VERSION
    • FortifiedConfig.ALGORITHM
    • FortifiedConfig.output_bits
    • FortifiedConfig.hash_bytes
    • FortifiedConfig.iterations
    • FortifiedConfig.rounds
    • FortifiedConfig.components_per_hash
    • FortifiedConfig.salt_length
    • FortifiedConfig.shuffle_layers
    • FortifiedConfig.diffusion_rounds
    • FortifiedConfig.avalanche_boosts
    • FortifiedConfig.use_enhanced_avalanche
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_quantum_mix
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_diffusion_mix
    • FortifiedConfig.triple_compression
    • FortifiedConfig.memory_hardening
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_byte_distribution_optimization
    • FortifiedConfig.byte_uniformity_rounds
    • FortifiedConfig.time_varying_salt
    • FortifiedConfig.context_sensitive_mixing
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_side_channel_resistance
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_constant_time_ops
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_arithmetic_blinding
    • FortifiedConfig.memory_cost_kb
    • FortifiedConfig.time_cost
    • FortifiedConfig.parallelism
    • FortifiedConfig.memory_cost
    • FortifiedConfig.cache_enabled
    • FortifiedConfig.cache_size
    • FortifiedConfig.cache_ttl
    • FortifiedConfig.cache_hmac_protected
    • FortifiedConfig.cache_deterministic
    • FortifiedConfig.parallel_processing
    • FortifiedConfig.max_workers
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_memory_hard_mode
    • FortifiedConfig.double_hashing
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_encryption_layer
    • FortifiedConfig.encryption_rounds
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_hamming_weight_balancing
    • FortifiedConfig.target_hamming_weight
    • FortifiedConfig.chi_square_optimization
    • FortifiedConfig.min_bit_bias
    • FortifiedConfig.max_bit_correlation
    • FortifiedConfig.enable_case_aware_mixing
    • FortifiedConfig.case_sensitivity_boost
    • FortifiedConfig.ascii_case_amplification
    • FortifiedConfig.case_diffusion_factor
    • FortifiedConfig.security_level
    • FortifiedConfig.expected_performance_ms
    • FortifiedConfig.avalanche_target
    • FortifiedConfig.to_dict()
  • OptimizedFortifiedConfig
    • OptimizedFortifiedConfig.max_cache_size
  • MemoryHardConfig
    • MemoryHardConfig.memory_cost_kb
    • MemoryHardConfig.time_cost
    • MemoryHardConfig.parallelism
    • MemoryHardConfig.enable_sequential_memory_fill
    • MemoryHardConfig.enable_memory_dependency_chain
    • MemoryHardConfig.memory_access_pattern
    • MemoryHardConfig.target_memory_bandwidth_utilization
    • MemoryHardConfig.max_cpu_utilization
    • MemoryHardConfig.cache_enabled
    • MemoryHardConfig.parallel_processing
    • MemoryHardConfig.max_workers
  • TrueMemoryHardConfig
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.memory_cost_kb
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.time_cost
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.parallelism
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.cache_enabled
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.parallel_processing
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.max_workers
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.enable_memory_hard_fill
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.memory_fill_algorithm
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.double_hashing
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.triple_compression
    • TrueMemoryHardConfig.target_memory_bandwidth_utilization
  • SecurityConstants
    • SecurityConstants.MIN_SALT_LENGTH
    • SecurityConstants.MIN_KEY_LENGTH
    • SecurityConstants.MIN_ITERATIONS
    • SecurityConstants.MIN_ROUNDS
    • SecurityConstants.MEMORY_COST
    • SecurityConstants.MEMORY_COST_KB
    • SecurityConstants.TIME_COST
    • SecurityConstants.PARALLELISM
  • SecurityLayers
    • SecurityLayers.constant_time_compare()
    • SecurityLayers.timing_attack_protection()
    • SecurityLayers.arithmetic_blinding()
    • SecurityLayers.secure_memory_zero()
    • SecurityLayers.apply_constant_time_operations()
  • MathematicalSecurityBases
    • MathematicalSecurityBases.SECURITY_CONSTANTS
    • MathematicalSecurityBases.TRANSFORMATIONS
    • MathematicalSecurityBases.get_constant()
    • MathematicalSecurityBases.apply_transformations()
    • MathematicalSecurityBases.generate_secure_matrix()
  • ByteDistributionOptimizer
    • ByteDistributionOptimizer.optimize_byte_distribution()
    • ByteDistributionOptimizer.calculate_byte_uniformity()
  • TransformFunctions
    • TransformFunctions.f1()
    • TransformFunctions.f2()
    • TransformFunctions.f3()
    • TransformFunctions.f4()
    • TransformFunctions.chaos()
    • TransformFunctions.mix3()
    • TransformFunctions.mix4()
  • HardwareSecurityID
    • HardwareSecurityID.get_hardware_id()
  • HardwareSecurityID2
    • HardwareSecurityID2.get_hardware_id()
  • KHAcache
    • KHAcache.__init__()
    • KHAcache.get()
    • KHAcache.put()
    • KHAcache.clear()
    • KHAcache.invalidate()
    • KHAcache.metrics
  • KHA256Utils
    • KHA256Utils.rotr64()
    • KHA256Utils.rotl8()
    • KHA256Utils.secure_random()
    • KHA256Utils.bytes_to_words64()
    • KHA256Utils.bit_diff()
    • KHA256Utils.entropy()
  • KHAUtils
    • KHAUtils.rotl64()
    • KHAUtils.rotr64()
    • KHAUtils.rotl8()
    • KHAUtils.secure_random()
    • KHAUtils.bytes_to_words64()
    • KHAUtils.bytes_to_words32()
    • KHAUtils.bit_diff()
  • Kha256SecureStorage
    • Kha256SecureStorage.protect()
    • Kha256SecureStorage.verify()
  • KHA256UnicodeHasher
    • KHA256UnicodeHasher.unicode_hash()
    • KHA256UnicodeHasher.new_salt()
  • SimpleRateLimiter
    • SimpleRateLimiter.is_allowed()
    • SimpleRateLimiter.get_stats()
    • SimpleRateLimiter.reset_ip()
  • RateLimiterDemoUI
    • RateLimiterDemoUI.display()
  • SecureLoginSystem
    • SecureLoginSystem.login_attempt()
    • SecureLoginSystem.get_stats()
    • SecureLoginSystem.reset_system()
  • MockAuthSystem
    • MockAuthSystem.authenticate()
    • MockAuthSystem.get_user_info()
  • MemoryHardDemo
    • MemoryHardDemo.users_db
    • MemoryHardDemo.mock_memory_hard_hash()
    • MemoryHardDemo.normal_hash()
    • MemoryHardDemo.demo_registration()
    • MemoryHardDemo.demo_login()
    • MemoryHardDemo.demo_brute_force_analysis()
    • MemoryHardDemo.demo_performance()
    • MemoryHardDemo.demo_security_levels()
    • MemoryHardDemo.list_users()
    • MemoryHardDemo.interactive_menu()
    • MemoryHardDemo.show_info()
  • secure_hash_password()
  • safe_hash_password()
  • hash_password()
  • hash_password_str()
  • verify_password()
  • batch_hash_secure()
  • batch_hash_xxh64()
  • quick_hash()
  • quick_hash_raw()
  • quick_hash_sha256()
  • quick_hash_blake3()
  • quick_hash_128()
  • safe_quick_hash()
  • ultra_fast_hash()
  • ultra_fast_hash_hex()
  • ultra_fast_hash_int_to_hex()
  • fast_hash_int()
  • fastest_cache_key()
  • xxh64_hash()
  • fnv1a_64()
  • djb2_optimized()
  • shake256_hash()
  • shake256_128()
  • shake256_256()
  • shake256_512()
  • gizli_turkce_hash()
  • fixed_gfh_password()
  • hash_argon2id()
  • hash_bcrypt()
  • hash_pbkdf2()
  • hwid_hash()
  • generate_hwid()
  • generate_compact_hwid()
  • generate_secure_hwid()
  • simple_hmac()
  • image_signature()
  • run_all_tests()
  • run_cli_demo()
  • run_comprehensive_test()
  • run_comprehensive_test_suite()
  • performance_comparison()
  • economic_analysis()
  • secure_password_hashing()
  • show_rate_limiter_info()
  • db
    • db.thread_local
    • db.get_db_connection()
    • db.setup_database()
    • db.save_user()
    • db.verify_user()
    • db.list_users()
    • db.delete_user()
    • db.close_all_connections()
    • db.widgets
    • db.HTML
    • db.clear_output()
    • db.display()
    • db.interactive_demo()
  • test_shake256()
  • test_kha256_main()
  • test_kha256b()
  • test_khautils()
  • test_basic_functionality()
  • test_core_hash()
  • test_deterministic_hash()
  • test_memory_hard_engine()
  • test_memory_hard_hash()
  • test_memory_hard_real()
  • test_memory_hardness()
  • test_true_memory_hard()
  • test_true_memory_hard_direct()
  • test_fortified_hashers()
  • test_fortified_memory_hard()
  • test_fortified_memory_hard2()
  • test_fortified_memory_hard_fixed()
  • test_hmac()
  • test2_hmac()
  • test_streaming()
  • test2_streaming()
  • test_avalanche()
  • test2_avalanche()
  • test_edge_cases()
  • test_parameter_impact()
  • test_performance_scenarios()
  • test_real_world_scenarios()
  • test_security_scenarios()
  • avalanche_test()
  • comprehensive_avalanche_test()
  • detailed_avalanche_test()
  • cig_test()
  • gpu_resistance_test()
  • min_entropy_test()
  • diagnose_memory_hardness()
  • benchmark_real_cost()
  • plot_avalanche_distribution()
  • safe_heatmap_plot()
  • plot_avalanche_simple()
  • HKDF
    • HKDF.derive()
    • HKDF.derive_into()
    • HKDF.extract()
    • HKDF.verify()
  • secure_compare()
  • xor_bytes()
  • bytes_to_int()
  • int_to_bytes()
  • cal_bit_difference()
  • calculate_bit_difference()
  • chacha_avalanche_mix()
  • secure_avalanche_mix()
  • expose_kha256_bug()
  • generate_fortified_hasher()
  • generate_fortified_hasher_fast()
  • generate_fortified_hasher_secure()
  • generate_fortified_hasher_password()
  • get_hasher_config()
  • measure_hash()
  • measure_time()
  • debug_configs()
  • lru_cache()
  • print_error()
  • print_header()
  • print_info()
  • print_results_table()
  • print_subheader()
  • print_success()
  • print_warning()
  • kha_rastgele_sayi()
  • rastgele_sayi()
  • kha256_fortified_random()
  • kha256_password_random()
  • kha256_memory_hard_random()
  • kha256_hard_random()
  • true_memory_hard_random()
  • memory_hard_hash_random()
  • memory_hard_engine_random()
  • fortified_kha_random()
  • kha256b_random()
  • scrypt_random()
  • gscrypt_random()
  • bscrypt_random()
  • scrypt_dual_output()
  • is_jupyter()
  • silent_kn()
  • Colors
    • Colors.GREEN
    • Colors.YELLOW
    • Colors.RED
    • Colors.BLUE
    • Colors.MAGENTA
    • Colors.CYAN
    • Colors.WHITE
    • Colors.RESET
    • Colors.BOLD
    • Colors.UNDERLINE
  • legacy_function()
  • Submodules
    • kha256.kha256 module

Additional Resources

• Citation
• Changelog
  • v0.2.9 (2026)

Overview

KHA-256 is a 256-bit cryptographic hash function designed with security prioritized over performance.

Quick Example

from kha256 import quick_hash

result = quick_hash("Hello KHA-256!")
print(f"Hash: {result}")

Indices and Tables

• Index

• Module Index

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