Format

SHA512 File

Summary

Name: SHA512 File
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/1797
Format type: Text (Structured)
Description: SHA-512 is part of the family of SHA-2 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2), a set of cryptographic hash functions which are designed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). SHA-512 produces a 512-bit (64-byte) hash value, typically rendered as a 128 digits long hexadecimal number. It can be used as a checksum to verify data integrity. The SHA-512 file is a plain text document which contains single or multiple hash values.
Note: Specification: https://web.archive.org/web/20130526224224/https:/csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cavp/documents/shs/sha256-384-512.pdf
File extensions: sha512
Source: Stadtarchiv Hof / Stadtarchiv Hof