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FIPS 180-3

Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

Date Published: October 2008

Supersedes: FIPS 180-2 (02/25/2004)

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

Keywords

computer security; cryptography; message digest; hash function; hash algorithm; Federal Information Processing Standards; Secure Hash Standard
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
FIPS 180-3 (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
10/31/08: FIPS 180-3 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

secure hashing