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Energy Drain and Hardware Requirements: Which Is The Best Lightweight Cryptography Method from the NIST Finalists?

And, so, NIST are getting close to announcing the winner of the NIST finalists for LWC (Light Weight Cryptography). These are: ASCON, Elephant, GIFT-COFB, Grain128-AEAD, ISAP, Photon-Beetle, Romulus, Sparkle, TinyJambu, and Xoodyak. These focus on AEAD (Authenticated Encryption with Additional…