FIPS 180-3

Citation
NIST, FIPS 180-3: Secure Hash Standard ([csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-3/fips180-3_final.pdf full-text]).

Overview
This standard specifies five hash algorithms that can be used to generate digests of messages. The digests are used to detect whether messages have been changed since the digests were generated.