sha3sum ☆

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Description:
Keccak, SHA-3, SHAKE, and RawSHAKE checksum utilities

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Security

Tags: cryptography hashing sha3 keccak cli security

Install: brew install sha3sum

About:
Sha3sum provides a comprehensive suite of command-line utilities for computing checksums using the Keccak family of algorithms. It supports the complete SHA-3 standard, as well as SHAKE and RawSHAKE for variable-length and raw hashing applications. This tool is essential for developers and security professionals needing to verify data integrity using modern, secure hashing primitives.

Key Features:

Implements SHA-3, Keccak, SHAKE, and RawSHAKE algorithms
Provides both a unified sha3sum command and individual algorithm utilities
Strict adherence to NIST FIPS 202 standards
High-performance C implementation with libkeccak dependency

Use Cases:

Verifying file integrity and authenticity after download
Generating secure checksums for archival and data validation
Creating custom-length hashes for cryptographic applications using SHAKE

Alternatives:

openssl – OpenSSL includes sha3 commands but Sha3sum is a dedicated, lightweight utility focused solely on Keccak-family hashing.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 10:55pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e47ea21f
Sep 14, 2024 6:57pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	5cada663