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hash digest

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Digest
Hash value

Definitions:

  The result of applying a hash function to data.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-102 under Hash value

  The result of applying a cryptographic hash function to data (e.g., a message). Also known as a “message digest”.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-106 under Hash value

  See “message digest”.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1 under Hash value

  The fixed-length bit string produced by a hash function.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2 under Hash value

  The result of applying a hash function to information.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5 under Hash value

  The result of applying a hash function to information; also called a message digest.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 under Hash value

  See hash digest
Sources:
NISTIR 8202 under Digest

  The output of a hash function (e.g., hash(data) = digest). Also known as a message digest, digest or harsh value. The number of cryptographic has functions a processor can calculate in a given time, usually denominated as hashes per second.
Sources:
NISTIR 8202 under Hash digest

  See Hash digest.
Sources:
NISTIR 8202 under Hash value