Secure Hash Algorithm

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003759",
  "term": "Secure Hash Algorithm",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A hash algorithm with the property that it is computationally infeasible 1) to find a message that corresponds to a given message digest, or 2) to find two different messages that produce the same message digest.\n\n2. The Secure Hash Algorithm defined in Federal Information Processing Standard 180-1.\n\n3. A hash function specified in FIPS 180-2, the Secure Hash Standard.\n\n4. Secure Hash Algorithm.\n\n5. The SHA-1 hash for the resource.",
  "abbreviation": "SHA",
  "synonyms": [
    "SHA-1",
    "SHA-2"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from FIPS 180-4; CNSSI 4009-2022 from FIPS 180-4 (adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-22 Rev. 1a",
    "NIST SP 800-89",
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-70 Rev. 3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/secure-hash-algorithm/"
}