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RFC 4634, "US Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA and HMAC-SHA)", July 2006

Note: This RFC has been obsoleted by RFC 6234

Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUP
Area Assignment: sec

Errata ID: 2442
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Alfred Hoenes
Date Reported: 2006-08-13
Held for Document Update by: Sean Turner
Date Held: 2010-08-06

Section 8.2.3 says: 

The Description for USHAResult, on top of page 69, says:

 * Description:
 *   This function will return the 160-bit message digest into the
 *   Message_Digest array provided by the caller.
 *   NOTE: The first octet of hash is stored in the 0th element,
 *      the last octet of hash in the 19th element.

It should say:

 * Description:
 *   This function will return the message digest of the appropriate
 *   bit size, as returned by USHAHashSizeBits(whichSHA) for the
 *   'whichSHA' value used in the preceeding call to USHAReset,
 *   into the Message_Digest array provided by the caller.

Rationale:

The given text roughly matches the SHA-1 case, it is wrong for all
other cases.  The arguments presented for items (9), (16), (17),
(22), (29), (30), and (33) above apply as well.
The changed text tries to remain precise while avoiding too much
repetition of facts presented elsewhere in the sample code.

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