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[{$pagename}] is a [NIST Special Publication] titled as Recommendation for [Applications] Using Approved [Hash Algorithms|Hash Function]

!! ABstract
[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|FIPS 140]. 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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* [#1] - [Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms|https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-107r1.pdf|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-05-01-