Nawet niewielka zmiana w wiadomości (z przeważającym prawdopodobieństwem) da w wyniku bardzo różniący się hash ze względu na . Na przykład dodanie kropki do końca zdania: SHA224("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog") 0x730e109bd7a8a32b1cb9d9a09aa2325d2430587ddbc0c38bad911525 SHA224("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.") 0x619cba8e8e05826e9b8c519c0a5c68f4fb653e8a3d8aa04bb2c8cd4c
SHA256("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog") 0xd7a8fbb307d7809469ca9abcb0082e4f8d5651e46d3cdb762d02d0bf37c9e592 SHA256("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.") 0xef537f25c895bfa782526529a9b63d97aa631564d5d789c2b765448c8635fb6c
SHA384("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog") 0xca737f1014a48f4c0b6dd43cb177b0afd9e5169367544c494011e3317dbf9a509cb1e5dc1e85a941bbee3d7f2afbc9b1 SHA384("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.") 0xed892481d8272ca6df370bf706e4d7bc1b5739fa2177aae6c50e946678718fc67a7af2819a021c2fc34e91bdb63409d7
SHA512("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog") 0x07e547d9586f6a73f73fbac0435ed76951218fb7d0c8d788a309d785436bbb642e93a252a954f23912547d1e8a3b5ed6e1bfd7097821233fa0538f3db854fee6 SHA512("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.") 0x91ea1245f20d46ae9a037a989f54f1f790f0a47607eeb8a14d12890cea77a1bbc6c7ed9cf205e67b7f2b8fd4c7dfd3a7a8617e45f3c463d481c7e586c39ac1ed