SHA(5) Lsh Manuals SHA(5) NAME SHA - Secure Hash Algorithm DESCRIPTION SHA ([SHA]) is the Secure Hash Algorithm, a standard from NIST, the U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology, which is used in(1,8) DSA(5). The standard detailing SHA is [SHS]. For a description of SHA and its security, see [AC2]. REFERENCES [SHS] National Institute of standards and Technology, NIST FIPS PUB 180, Secure Hash Standard, U.S. Department of Commerce, May 1993. [AC2] Bruce Schneier, Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in(1,8) C, second edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1996. AUTHOR This man-page was written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@wi.Leide- nUniv.nl>. SEE ALSO DSA(5) LSH JANUARY 1999 SHA(5)