diff --git a/Doc/library/hashlib.rst b/Doc/library/hashlib.rst index dffb167c74771f..7bf6152311f058 100644 --- a/Doc/library/hashlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/hashlib.rst @@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ -------------- -This module implements a common interface to many different secure hash and -message digest algorithms. Included are the FIPS secure hash algorithms SHA1, -SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, (defined in `the FIPS 180-4 standard`_), -the SHA-3 series (defined in `the FIPS 202 standard`_) as well as RSA's MD5 -algorithm (defined in internet :rfc:`1321`). The terms "secure hash" and -"message digest" are interchangeable. Older algorithms were called message -digests. The modern term is secure hash. +This module implements a common interface to many different hash algorithms. +Included are the FIPS secure hash algorithms SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, +(defined in `the FIPS 180-4 standard`_), the SHA-3 series (defined in `the FIPS +202 standard`_) as well as the legacy algorithms SHA1 (`formerly part of FIPS`_) +and the MD5 algorithm (defined in internet :rfc:`1321`). .. note:: @@ -812,6 +810,7 @@ Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal: .. _the FIPS 180-4 standard: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/180-4/upd1/final .. _the FIPS 202 standard: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/202/final .. _HACL\* project: https://github.com/hacl-star/hacl-star +.. _formerly part of FIPS: https://csrc.nist.gov/news/2023/decision-to-revise-fips-180-4 .. _hashlib-seealso: