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SHA-256

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SHA-256

Summary

SHA-256 is a cryptographic hash function[1].

Key Facts

  • SHA-256's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function[2].
  • SHA-256 is part of SHA-2[3].
  • SHA-256's described by source is recorded as RFC 4634: US Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA and HMAC-SHA)[4].
  • SHA-256's described by source is recorded as RFC 6234: US Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA and SHA-based HMAC and HKDF)[5].
  • SHA-256's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://crypto.stackexchange.com/tags/sha-256[6].
  • SHA-256's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/tags/sha256[7].

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Definition and Type

SHA-256's instance of is recorded as cryptographic hash function[2].

Use and Application

SHA-256 is part of SHA-2[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sha-256_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SHA-256}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sha-256}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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