RFC 2104: HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication

By Seth Wheeler in RFC on

RFC 2104 is a foundational document in the realm of cryptography and security. This RFC document was published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in February 1997 and introduced HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code), a mechanism for generating a cryptographic hash that ensures both message integrity and authenticity. What…