Cryptologic History

"On This Date in Cryptologic History" Calendar

1992: 'The Federal Register' published details for the Secure Hash Standard (SHA).

Friday, January 31, 2025

31 January 1992: OTD in 1992 - the Federal Register published details for the Secure Hash Standard/Algorithm (SHA). The original SHA was designed to provide a mechanism to check the integrity of data.

See below for a link to view the original document via the Federal Register archives.

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