Showing posts with label Hash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hash. Show all posts

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Secure Hash Algorithm


The Secure Hash Algorithm is one of a number of cryptographic hash functions published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard:
SHA-0
A new name applied to the original version of the 160-bit hash function published in 1993 under the name "SHA". It was withdrawn shortly after publication due to an undisclosed "significant flaw" and replaced by the slightly revised version SHA-1.
SHA-1
A 160-bit hash function which resembles the earlier MD5 algorithm. This was designed by the National Security Agency (NSA) to be part of the Digital Signature Algorithm.
SHA-2
A family of two similar hash functions, with different block sizes, known as SHA-256 and SHA-512. They differ in the word size; SHA-256 uses 32-byte(256 bits) words where SHA-512 uses 64-byte(512 bits) words. There are also truncated versions of each standardized, known as SHA-224 and SHA-384. These were also designed by the NSA.
SHA-3
A proposed hash function standard still in development. This is being chosen in a public review process from non-government designers. An ongoing NIST hash function competition is scheduled to end with the selection of a winning function, which will be given the name SHA-3 in 2012.
The corresponding standards have been FIPS PUB 180 (original SHA), FIPS PUB 180-1 (SHA-1), FIPS PUB 180-2 (SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512), FIPS PUB 180-3 (SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512).

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Updating Hash Security: NIST SHA-3

The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) is holding a competition aimed at finding the best possible replacement for the cureent SHAs (Secure Hash Algorithms) — SHA-1 and SHA-2. Cryptographers are submitting new mathematical algorithms in order to develop a more secure and robust substitute that will strengthen the hash functions that are used in digital signatures, call-message authentication and several other secure protocols on the Internet that help prevent attacks and keep digital information secure


The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) is holding a competition aimed at finding the best possible replacement for the cureent SHAs (Secure Hash Algorithms) — SHA-1 and SHA-2. Cryptographers are submitting new mathematical algorithms in order to develop a more secure and robust substitute that will strengthen the hash functions that are used in digital signatures, call-message authentication and several other secure protocols on the Internet that help prevent attacks and keep digital information secure

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