* Jonathan Lynch | 2007-11-06 18:28:00 [+]:
>SHA-224 should be chosen as a hash algorithm when 112 bits of security
>strength is required.
Who uses such an algorithm (in terms of application)?
>diff -uprN -X linux-2.6.24-rc1-vanilla/Documentation/dontdiff
>linux-2.6.24-rc1-vanilla/crypto/tc
This patch extends sha256_generic.c to support SHA-224 as described in
FIPS 180-2 and RFC 3874. HMAC-SHA-224 as described in RFC4231 is then
supported through the hmac interface.
SHA-224 should be chosen as a hash algorithm when 112 bits of security
strength is required.
Patch includes test vect
