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Message digest

nounid 3248·updated May 9, 2026
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A digital signature that uniquely identifies data and has the property that changing a single bit in the data will cause a completely different message digest to be generated.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Data85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Message digests
possessive
Message digest's
pluralpossessive
Message digests'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A smaller extrapolated version of the original message created using a message digest algorithm
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 23 sensesview framework →
§1
The result of applying a hash function to a message. Also known as a “hash value” or “hash output”.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A digital signature that uniquely identifies data and has the property that changing a single bit in the data will cause a completely different message digest to be generated.
§3 · sense_3_pending_review
A cryptographic checksum, typically generated for a file that can be used to detect changes to the file. Synonymous with hash value/result.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A cryptographic checksum, typically generated for a file that can be used to detect changes to the file. Synonymous with hash value/result.
NIST SP 800-1071 senseview framework →
§1
The result of applying a hash function to a message. Also known as a “hash value” or “hash output”.
NIST SP 800-921 senseview framework →
§1
A digital signature that uniquely identifies data and has the property that changing a single bit in the data will cause a completely different message digest to be generated.

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