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Summary
Name	SHA512 File
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1797
Family
Classification	Text (Structured)
Disclosure
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.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Stadtarchiv Hof / Stadtarchiv Hof
Source date	23 Nov 2022
Source description
Last updated	23 Nov 2022
Note	Specification: https://web.archive.org/web/20130526224224/https:/csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cavp/documents/shs/sha256-384-512.pdf