FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)
In effectNIST · FIPS standard · March 6, 2012
Summary
Specifies the approved Secure Hash Algorithm 1 and Secure Hash Algorithm 2 hash functions that agencies use for digital signatures, message authentication, and other integrity checks.
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- Issuer
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Type
- FIPS standard
- Number
- FIPS 180-4
- Issued
- March 6, 2012
- Status
- In effect
Still in force, possibly with amendments.
Updated on August 4, 2015, to change its applicability statement; NIST announced in 2023 that it will revise the standard.
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