SHA256 Licensing

FLAMES utilizes an open source implementation of the SHA256 hashing algorithm. This implementation was released with a custom license.

SHA256 License

FIPS 180-2 SHA-224/256/384/512 implementation

Last update: 02/02/2007

Issue date: 04/30/2005

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Neither the name of the project nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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