The original specification of the algorithm was published in 1993 under the title Secure Hash Standard, FIPS PUB 180, by U.S. government standards agency NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology).
Specifikimi origjinal i algoritmit është publikuar me 1993 me titullin "Secure Hash Standard" , FIPS PUB 180, me standarde te qeverise nga agjencia NIST(Instituti Nacional p për Standarde Teknologjike).