diff --git a/examples/Crypto/SHA-2/Holmakefile b/examples/Crypto/SHA-2/Holmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12a3526880
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+++ b/examples/Crypto/SHA-2/Holmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INCLUDES = $(HOLDIR)/src/num/theories/cv_compute/automation
diff --git a/examples/Crypto/SHA-2/sha2Script.sml b/examples/Crypto/SHA-2/sha2Script.sml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/Crypto/SHA-2/sha2Script.sml
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+open HolKernel boolLib bossLib Parse
+     listTheory rich_listTheory arithmeticTheory logrootTheory
+     bitTheory wordsTheory numposrepTheory byteTheory wordsLib
+     dividesTheory cv_transLib cv_stdTheory
+
+(* The SHA-2 Standard: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.180-4.pdf *)
+(* SHA-256 in particular (i.e. Section 6.2) *)
+
+val _ = new_theory"sha2";
+
+(* TODO: move *)
+val () = cv_auto_trans numposrepTheory.n2l_n2lA;
+
+Definition pad_message_def:
+  pad_message bits =
+  let l = LENGTH bits in
+  let n = (l + 1) MOD 512 in
+  let k = if n <= 448 then 448 - n else 512 + 448 - n in
+  let lb = PAD_LEFT 0 64 $ (if l = 0 then [] else REVERSE $ n2l 2 l) in
+  bits ++ 1 :: REPLICATE k 0 ++ lb
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans pad_message_def;
+
+Theorem pad_message_length_multiple:
+  LENGTH bs < 2 ** 64 ==>
+  divides 512 $ LENGTH (pad_message bs)
+Proof
+  rewrite_tac[pad_message_def, PAD_LEFT, ADD1]
+  \\ strip_tac
+  \\ BasicProvers.LET_ELIM_TAC
+  \\ Cases_on`l = 0` \\ gs[Abbr`n`, Abbr`lb`, Abbr`k`]
+  \\ simp[LENGTH_n2l, ADD1, LOG2_def]
+  \\ `LOG2 l < 64`
+  by ( qspecl_then[`l`,`64`]mp_tac LT_TWOEXP \\ simp[] )
+  \\ gs[LOG2_def]
+  \\ qspec_then `512` mp_tac DIVISION
+  \\ impl_tac >- rw[]
+  \\ disch_then(qspec_then`l + 1`mp_tac)
+  \\ strip_tac
+  \\ qpat_x_assum`l + 1 = _`(assume_tac o SYM)
+  \\ `(l + 1) MOD 512 = l + 1 - (l + 1) DIV 512 * 512` by simp[]
+  \\ pop_assum SUBST1_TAC
+  \\ IF_CASES_TAC
+  \\ simp[]
+  \\ irule DIVIDES_ADD_1
+  \\ simp[]
+  \\ simp[divides_def]
+QED
+
+Definition parse_block_def:
+  parse_block acc bits =
+  if NULL bits then REVERSE acc : word32 list
+  else parse_block
+      ((word_from_bin_list $ REVERSE $ TAKE 32 bits)::acc)
+      (DROP 32 bits)
+Termination
+  WF_REL_TAC`measure (LENGTH o SND)` \\ Cases \\ rw[]
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans parse_block_def;
+
+Definition parse_message_def:
+  parse_message acc bits =
+  if NULL bits then REVERSE acc else
+  parse_message (parse_block [] (TAKE 512 bits) :: acc) (DROP 512 bits)
+Termination
+  WF_REL_TAC`measure (LENGTH o SND)` \\ Cases \\ rw[]
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans parse_message_def;
+
+Definition initial_hash_value_def:
+  initial_hash_value = (
+    0x6a09e667w : word32,
+    0xbb67ae85w : word32,
+    0x3c6ef372w : word32,
+    0xa54ff53aw : word32,
+    0x510e527fw : word32,
+    0x9b05688cw : word32,
+    0x1f83d9abw : word32,
+    0x5be0cd19w : word32
+  )
+End
+
+val () = cv_trans_deep_embedding EVAL initial_hash_value_def;
+
+Definition rotr_def:
+  rotr n (x: 'a word) = x >>> n || x << (dimindex(:'a) - n)
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans (INST_TYPE[alpha |-> ``:32``] rotr_def);
+
+Definition sigma0_def:
+  sigma0 (x: word32) = rotr 7 x ?? rotr 18 x ?? x >>> 3
+End
+
+Definition sigma1_def:
+  sigma1 (x: word32) = rotr 17 x ?? rotr 19 x ?? x >>> 10
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans sigma0_def;
+val () = cv_auto_trans sigma1_def;
+
+Definition Sigma0_def:
+  Sigma0 (x: word32) = rotr 2 x ?? rotr 13 x ?? rotr 22 x
+End
+
+Definition Sigma1_def:
+  Sigma1 (x: word32) = rotr 6 x ?? rotr 11 x ?? rotr 25 x
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans Sigma0_def;
+val () = cv_auto_trans Sigma1_def;
+
+Definition initial_schedule_loop_def:
+  initial_schedule_loop Ws t =
+  if t ≥ 64 ∨ t < 16 ∨ LENGTH Ws < t then
+    REVERSE Ws
+  else let
+    Wt2  = EL  1 Ws;
+    Wt7  = EL  6 Ws;
+    Wt15 = EL 14 Ws;
+    Wt16 = EL 15 Ws;
+    Wt = sigma1 Wt2 + Wt7 + sigma0 Wt15 + Wt16
+  in
+    initial_schedule_loop (Wt::Ws) (SUC t)
+Termination
+  WF_REL_TAC`measure (λx. 64 - SND x)`
+End
+
+val initial_schedule_loop_pre_def = cv_auto_trans_pre initial_schedule_loop_def;
+
+Theorem initial_schedule_loop_pre[cv_pre]:
+  ∀Ws t. initial_schedule_loop_pre Ws t
+Proof
+  ho_match_mp_tac initial_schedule_loop_ind
+  \\ rw[initial_schedule_loop_def]
+  \\ rw[Once initial_schedule_loop_pre_def]
+QED
+
+Definition initial_schedule_def:
+  initial_schedule block =
+  initial_schedule_loop (REVERSE block) 16
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans initial_schedule_def;
+
+Definition K_def:
+  K: word32 list = [
+    0x428a2f98w; 0x71374491w; 0xb5c0fbcfw; 0xe9b5dba5w; 0x3956c25bw; 0x59f111f1w; 0x923f82a4w; 0xab1c5ed5w;
+    0xd807aa98w; 0x12835b01w; 0x243185bew; 0x550c7dc3w; 0x72be5d74w; 0x80deb1few; 0x9bdc06a7w; 0xc19bf174w;
+    0xe49b69c1w; 0xefbe4786w; 0x0fc19dc6w; 0x240ca1ccw; 0x2de92c6fw; 0x4a7484aaw; 0x5cb0a9dcw; 0x76f988daw;
+    0x983e5152w; 0xa831c66dw; 0xb00327c8w; 0xbf597fc7w; 0xc6e00bf3w; 0xd5a79147w; 0x06ca6351w; 0x14292967w;
+    0x27b70a85w; 0x2e1b2138w; 0x4d2c6dfcw; 0x53380d13w; 0x650a7354w; 0x766a0abbw; 0x81c2c92ew; 0x92722c85w;
+    0xa2bfe8a1w; 0xa81a664bw; 0xc24b8b70w; 0xc76c51a3w; 0xd192e819w; 0xd6990624w; 0xf40e3585w; 0x106aa070w;
+    0x19a4c116w; 0x1e376c08w; 0x2748774cw; 0x34b0bcb5w; 0x391c0cb3w; 0x4ed8aa4aw; 0x5b9cca4fw; 0x682e6ff3w;
+    0x748f82eew; 0x78a5636fw; 0x84c87814w; 0x8cc70208w; 0x90befffaw; 0xa4506cebw; 0xbef9a3f7w; 0xc67178f2w;
+  ]
+End
+
+val () = cv_trans_deep_embedding EVAL K_def;
+
+Definition Ch_def:
+  Ch (x:word32) y z = (x && y) ?? (¬x && z)
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans Ch_def;
+
+Definition Maj_def:
+  Maj (x:word32) y z = (x && y) ?? (x && z) ?? (y && z)
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans Maj_def;
+
+Definition step3_def:
+  step3 Ws (t, (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h)) = let
+    t1 = h + Sigma1 e + Ch e f g +
+         (if t < 64 then EL t K else 0w) +
+         (if t < LENGTH Ws then EL t Ws else 0w);
+    t2 = Sigma0 a + Maj a b c;
+    h = g;
+    g = f;
+    f = e;
+    e = d + t1;
+    d = c;
+    c = b;
+    b = a;
+    a = t1 + t2 in
+  (SUC t, (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h))
+End
+
+val step3_pre_def = cv_auto_trans_pre step3_def;
+
+Theorem step3_pre[cv_pre]:
+  step3_pre Ws v
+Proof
+  rw[step3_pre_def, K_def]
+QED
+
+Definition process_block_def:
+  process_block hash block = let
+    Ws = initial_schedule block;
+    hs = FUNPOW (step3 Ws) 64 (0, hash);
+  in case (hash, hs) of ((a0,b0,c0,d0,e0,f0,g0,h0),(_,(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h)))
+  => (a0+a, b0+b, c0+c, d0+d, e0+e, f0+f, g0+g, h0+h)
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans process_block_def;
+
+Definition process_blocks_def:
+  process_blocks bs = FOLDL process_block initial_hash_value bs
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans process_blocks_def;
+
+Definition SHA_256_def:
+  SHA_256 m : 256 word = let
+    p = pad_message m;
+    blocks = parse_message [] p
+  in
+    case process_blocks blocks of
+         (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h)
+  => concat_word_list [h; g; f; e; d; c; b; a]
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans SHA_256_def;
+
+Definition SHA_256_bytes_def:
+  SHA_256_bytes (bs: word8 list) =
+  SHA_256 $ FLAT $
+    MAP (REVERSE o PAD_RIGHT 0 8 o word_to_bin_list) bs
+End
+
+val () = cv_auto_trans SHA_256_bytes_def;
+
+Theorem SHA_256_bytes_abc:
+  SHA_256_bytes (MAP (n2w o ORD) "abc") =
+  0xBA7816BF8F01CFEA414140DE5DAE2223B00361A396177A9CB410FF61F20015ADw
+Proof
+  CONV_TAC(PATH_CONV"lrr"EVAL)
+  \\ (fn g => (g |> #2 |> lhs |> cv_eval |> ACCEPT_TAC) g)
+QED
+
+Theorem SHA_256_bytes_two_blocks:
+  SHA_256_bytes (MAP (n2w o ORD)
+    "abcdbcdecdefdefgefghfghighijhijkijkljklmklmnlmnomnopnopq") =
+  0x248D6A61D20638B8E5C026930C3E6039A33CE45964FF2167F6ECEDD419DB06C1w
+Proof
+  CONV_TAC(PATH_CONV"lrr"EVAL)
+  \\ (fn g => (g |> #2 |> lhs |> cv_eval |> ACCEPT_TAC) g)
+QED
+
+val _ = export_theory();
diff --git a/src/parallel_builds/core/Holmakefile b/src/parallel_builds/core/Holmakefile
index fdf7c628d0..4ef8ca1c3f 100644
--- a/src/parallel_builds/core/Holmakefile
+++ b/src/parallel_builds/core/Holmakefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ifdef HOLSELFTESTLEVEL
 # example directories to build at selftest level 1
 EXDIRS = algebra/aat \
          arm/arm6-verification arm/armv8-memory-model arm/experimental \
-         CCS Crypto/RSA Hoare-for-divergence MLsyntax \
+         CCS Crypto/RSA Crypto/SHA-2 Hoare-for-divergence MLsyntax \
          PSL/1.01/executable-semantics PSL/1.1/official-semantics \
 	 STE algorithms computability countchars dependability dev \
          developers/ThmSetData \