A hash algorithm that can be used to generate digests of messages. The digests are used to detect whether messages have been changed since the digests were generated.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-16B
from
FIPS 180-4
NIST SP 1800-16C
from
FIPS 180-4
NIST SP 1800-16D
from
FIPS 180-4