<s>
ShangMi	O
3	O
(	O
SM3	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
cryptographic	B-Algorithm
hash	I-Algorithm
function	I-Algorithm
used	O
in	O
the	O
Chinese	O
National	O
Standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Cryptography	O
Administration	O
(	O
)	O
on	O
2010-12-17	O
as	O
"	O
GM/T	O
0004-2012	O
:	O
SM3	B-Algorithm
cryptographic	B-Algorithm
hash	I-Algorithm
algorithm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SM3	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
for	O
implementing	O
digital	O
signatures	O
,	O
message	B-Algorithm
authentication	I-Algorithm
codes	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
pseudorandom	B-Algorithm
number	I-Algorithm
generators	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
algorithm	O
is	O
public	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
similar	O
to	O
SHA-256	B-Algorithm
in	O
security	O
and	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SM3	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
with	O
Transport	B-Protocol
Layer	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
SM3	B-Algorithm
is	O
defined	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
