RFC 6986 · INFORMATIONAL · 2013
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
GOST R 34.11-2012: Hash Function
Overview
RFC 6986, “GOST R 34.11-2012: Hash Function”, is an Informational document published in August 2013 by V. Dolmatov, A. Degtyarev. It updates RFC 5831. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document is intended to be a source of information about the Russian Federal standard hash function (GOST R 34.11-2012), which is one of the Russian cryptographic standard algorithms (called GOST algorithms). This document updates RFC 5831.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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