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2 technical articles tagged with SM3

Security2026-09-10

SM3 vs SHA-256: Comparing the Chinese and NIST Hash Algorithms

SM3 versus SHA-256: same 256-bit digest strength, structural similarities (Merkle-Damgård), the standard test vectors for integration debugging, hardware acceleration differences, when Chinese compliance mandates SM3, and HMAC's algorithm-agnostic construction.

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Security2026-09-10

Chinese National Cryptography (SM2/SM3/SM4/SM9/ZUC): A Developer's Introduction

Introduction to China's commercial cryptography: what SM2, SM3, SM4, SM9 and ZUC each do, how they map to RSA/SHA/AES, a selection decision tree, TLCP vs RFC 8998 boundaries, compliance drivers, and what browser tools can and cannot verify.

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