/* -*-c-*-
*
- * $Id: sha.h,v 1.1 1999/09/03 08:41:12 mdw Exp $
+ * $Id: sha.h,v 1.2 1999/11/19 13:20:08 mdw Exp $
*
* Implementation of the SHA-1 hash function
*
/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
*
* $Log: sha.h,v $
+ * Revision 1.2 1999/11/19 13:20:08 mdw
+ * Modify notes section slightly.
+ *
* Revision 1.1 1999/09/03 08:41:12 mdw
* Initial import.
*
/*----- Notes on the SHA-1 hash function ----------------------------------*
*
* SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) was designed by the NSA, for use with the
- * Digital Signature Algorithm. It has gained wide acceptance since then,
- * and is probably now most people's collision-resistant function of choice.
- * The author prefers RIPEMD-160, for no particularly good reasons.
+ * Digital Signature Algorithm. It is defined by FIPS 180-1. It has gained
+ * wide acceptance since its initial publication, and is probably now most
+ * people's collision-resistant function of choice. The author prefers
+ * RIPEMD-160, for no particularly good reasons.
*/
#ifndef SHA_H