[BUG] Incorrect representation of hashtype (section 3.3.2)

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Describe the bug
Section 3.3.2 defines hashtype as 'uint8', but the values for SHA256 and SHA384 are negative. In the implementation, the 'hashtype' is considered as 'int8'.

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