Defined term
Secure Hash Standard
Secure Hash Standard: The standard specifying hash algorithms that can be used to generate digests of messages.
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Definition
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.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
This Standard specifies secure hash algorithms -SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, SHA-512/224 and SHA-512/256 -for computing a condensed representation of electronic data (message).
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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