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Updates 2026

SHA-3 Derived Functions: Draft Revision of SP 800-185 Available for Public Comment
October 08, 2026

NIST has released a draft revision of Special Publication (SP) 800-185, SHA-3 Derived Functions: cSHAKE, KMAC, TupleHash, and ParallelHash. Revision 1 introduces streaming interfaces for extendable-output function (XOF) computations, which allow applications to process input and request output incrementally without knowing the total input or output length in advance.

The public comment period is open through December 7, 2026. See the publication details for additional information.

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Security and Privacy: authentication, message authentication, random number generation, secure hashing

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Created October 05, 2026, Updated October 08, 2026