FW: NIST Issues Call for a New Hash Algorithm

FYI:

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> From: hash-forumnist.gov [mailto:hash-forumnist.gov]
On 
> Behalf Of Shu-jen Chang
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 12:28 PM
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> Subject: NIST Issues Call for a New Hash Algorithm
> 
> NIST has opened a public competition to develop a new 
> cryptographic hash algorithm, which converts a variable

> length message into a short "message digest"
that can be used 
> for digital signatures, message authentication and
other 
> applications. The competition is NIST's response to
recent 
> advances in the cryptanalysis of hash functions. The
new hash 
> algorithm will be called "SHA-3" and will
augment the hash 
> algorithms currently specified in FIPS 180-2, Secure
Hash Standard. 
> 
> The competition has been announced in the attached
Federal 
> Register Notice (SHA-3_FR_Notice_Nov02_2007.pdf); a
more 
> readably formatted version is provided in 
> SHA-3_FR_Notice_Nov02_2007 - more readable
version.pdf.
> 
> Entries for the competition must be received by October
31, 2008. 
> 
> Further details of the competition are available at
< 
> http://www.nist.
gov/hash-competition >.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Shu-jen Chang