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The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC), Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.198-1
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The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)
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Abstract
This Standard describes a keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC), a mechanism for message authentication using cryptographic hash functions. HMAC can be used with any iterative Approved cryptographic hash function, in combination with a shared secret key. [Supersedes FIPS 198 (March 2002): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=901425]Citation
Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS) - 198-1
Report Number
198-1
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NIST Pubs
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Keywords
computer security, cryptography, HMAC, MAC, message authentication, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
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Created July 16, 2008, Updated July 25, 2024