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Summary
Name	Media Hash List
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1765
Family
Classification	Text (Structured)
Disclosure
Description	The Media Hash List (MHL) standard specifies how a common inventory list of a folder’s content looks like. The Media Hash List specification ensures that the complete source media is transferred without any alterations. MHL is an XML format, that lists all the files in a folder and all of its subfolders as well as the corresponding checksums. This list is accompanied by additional information about the creation of the MHL file. The MHL file comprehends all the information necessary to tell if the folder structure or any of the contained files was modified since the MHL file was created.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	Has priority over Extensible Markup Language (1.0)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	26 Aug 2022
Source description
Last updated	26 Aug 2022
Note	https://mediahashlist.org/mhl-specification/ https://cms-assets.theasc.com/ASCMHL_Specification_v1.0.pdf