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Format

Unisig

Summary

Name
Unisig
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1478
Description
Unisig is a uniform signature scheme for binary file formats and network protocols created by Lassi Kortela and John Cowan. It is intended as a building block for other format vendors to provide a reliable mechanism for file format identification. Unisig itself doesn't have a specific extension or media type - it is intended that format vendors using Unisig will provide their own.
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Unisig

Note
BOF: 0xDCDC0D0A1A0A00

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
DCDC0D0A1A0A00
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V98

    Release date
    27 October 2021

    Unisig: Signature provided by Lassi Kortela.

    Unisig: Full entry added. Submitted by Lassi Kortela.