HMAC. A mechanism for message authentication using cryptographic
hash functions. HMAC can be used with any iterative cryptographic hash function, e.g.,
MD5,
SHA-1, in combination with a secret shared key. The cryptographic strength of HMAC depends on the properties of the underlying hash function.
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