EVP_MD-SHA2(7ossl)

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version 3.5.9 · 8 versions
, in alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24

💅 EVP_MD-SHA2: the SHA2 EVP_MD implementation, bestie ✨

Okay so real talk, this page is from the 7ossl manual, and it’s here to explain the SHA2 EVP_MD implementation. Iconic. Let’s get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

EVP_MD-SHA2 — the SHA2 EVP_MD implementation. That’s the name, no cap.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

It’s support for computing SHA2 digests through the EVP_MD API. Periodt.

🫶 Identities 🫶

This implementation includes the following varieties:

  • Available with the FIPS provider as well as the default provider:
    • SHA2-224 — known names are "SHA2-224", "SHA-224" and "SHA224".
    • SHA2-256 — known names are "SHA2-256", "SHA-256" and "SHA256".
    • SHA2-384 — known names are "SHA2-384", "SHA-384" and "SHA384".
    • SHA2-512 — known names are "SHA2-512", "SHA-512" and "SHA512".
  • Available with the default provider:
    • SHA2-256/192 — known names are "SHA2-256/192", "SHA-256/192" and "SHA256-192".
    • SHA2-512/224 — known names are "SHA2-512/224", "SHA-512/224" and "SHA512-224".
    • SHA2-512/256 — known names are "SHA2-512/256", "SHA-512/256" and "SHA512-256".

🎀 Gettable Parameters 🎀

Yep, this implementation supports the common gettable parameters described in EVP_MD-common(7). Go read that one for the full deets, bestie.

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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