Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.180-4

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FIPS 180-4

Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

Documentation Topics

Date Published: August 2015

Supersedes: FIPS 180-4 (03/06/2012)

Planning Note (03/07/2023): After two rounds of public comment, NIST has decided to revise FIPS 180-4.

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

This standard specifies 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.

Keywords

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

Control Families

System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.180-4
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Supplemental Material:
Federal Register Notice
Comments received on Draft FIPS 180-4 (Aug. 2014) (pdf)

Document History:
08/04/15: FIPS 180-4 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication, digital signatures