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 # sha256 #
+Hardware implementation of the SHA-256 cryptographic hash function with
+support for both SHA-256 and SHA-224.
 
 ## Implementation status ##
 The core has been completed for a long time and been used in several
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 ### Contact information ##
-
 Assured provides customer support including customization, integration
-and system development related to the core. For more informantion,
+and system development related to the core. For more information,
 please contact [Assured Security
 Consultants](https://www.assured.se/contact).