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[FEATURE]: Add KangarooTwelve and TurboSHAKE to Cryptography Registry

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cryptography
Domain
cryptography

Research direction

Start by examining schema/cryptography-defs.json and the existing cryptography entries to understand the registry's required fields. Consult RFC 9861 for KangarooTwelve and TurboSHAKE details, then confirm that both algorithms are represented consistently in the registry and match the specification.

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Description

cap: cryptography-registry

Describe the feature

KangarooTwelve and TurboSHAKE are currently missing from schema/cryptography-defs.json. This issue proposes adding these algorithms to the Cryptography Registry.

Specifications

KangarooTwelve and TurboSHAKE both are an extendable‑output function (XOF) built on the Keccak permutation, which is also the foundation of SHA‑3.

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