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3=head1 NAME
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5EVP_sha1
6- SHA-1 For EVP
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8=head1 SYNOPSIS
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10 #include <openssl/evp.h>
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12 const EVP_MD *EVP_sha1(void);
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14=head1 DESCRIPTION
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16SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a cryptographic hash function standardized
17in NIST FIPS 180-4. The algorithm was designed by the United States National
18Security Agency and initially published in 1995.
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20=over 4
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22=item EVP_sha1()
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24The SHA-1 algorithm which produces a 160-bit output from a given input.
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29=head1 RETURN VALUES
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31These functions return a B<EVP_MD> structure that contains the
32implementation of the symmetric cipher. See L<EVP_MD_meth_new(3)> for
33details of the B<EVP_MD> structure.
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35=head1 CONFORMING TO
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37NIST FIPS 180-4.
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39=head1 SEE ALSO
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41L<evp(7)>,
42L<EVP_DigestInit(3)>
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44=head1 COPYRIGHT
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46Copyright 2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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48Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
49this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
50in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
51L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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