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@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Monero does **not** employ Keccak for Proof-of-Work. Instead, Keccak is used for
## Keccak-256 vs SHA3-256 ## Keccak-256 vs SHA3-256
SHA3-256 is Keccak-256, except NIST changed padding. SHA3-256 is Keccak-256, except that NIST changed the padding.
For that reason original Keccak-256 gives in a different hash value than NIST SHA3-256. For this reason, the original Keccak-256 gives a different hash value than NIST SHA3-256.
Monero uses original Keccak-256. Monero uses original Keccak-256.
The NIST standard was only published on August 2015, while Monero went live on 18 April 2014. The NIST standard was only published on August 2015, while Monero went live on 18 April 2014.