secure hash standard

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

SHS

NIST SP 800-203, NIST SP 800-45 Version 2, NIST SP 800-77 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-78-4, NIST SP 800-81-2, NIST SP 800-97

Definitions:

The standard specifying hash algorithms 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:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from FIPS 180-4

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