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Accession Number
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PB2012-114315
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Title
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Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms, Revision 1.
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Publication Date
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Aug 2012
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Media Count
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25p
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Personal Author
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Q. Dang
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Abstract
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Hash functions that compute a fixed-length message digest from arbitrary length messages are widely used for many purposes in information security. This document provides security guidelines for achieving the required or desired security strengths when using cryptographic applications that employ the approved hash functions specified in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-4. These include functions such as digital signatures, Keyed-hash Message Authentication Codes (HMACs) and Hash-based Key Derivation Functions (Hash-based KDFs).
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Keywords
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Algorithms
Data cryptography
Data processing security
Guidelines
Hash functions
Random number generation
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Source Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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NTIS Subject Category
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62 - Computers, Control & Information Theory
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Corporate Author
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National Inst. of Standards and Technology (ITL), Gaithersburg, MD. Computer Security Div.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1226
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Contract Number
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N/A
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