What makes SHA-2 more special than other hashing algorithms?

[Chikerenaham]

Hello!

As the title says, what makes SHA-2 more special than other hashing algorithms? I need to complete a computer science cryptology essay and just need some help with basic facts/details of SHA-2.

More specifically speaking, SHA-512.

 

[Deep]

Nagi

 

[Chikerenaham]

Nagi

What do you mean by linking another person...?

 

[Deep]

What do you mean by linking another person...?

He has more knowledge than me, I'm just tagging him...