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 "id": "sha-2",
 "name": "SHA-2",
 "category": "other",
 "identifiers": {
  "extensions": [
   "sha256"
  ],
  "puid": [
   "fmt/991"
  ],
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   "Q50376371"
  ]
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 "status": "unknown",
 "summary": "SHA256 is part of the family of SHA-2 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2) hash functions which are designed by the United States National Security Agency. SHA256 prodcues a 256-but (32-byte) hash value. It can be used as a checksum to verify data integrity. The SHA256 file is a text document which contains single or multiple SHA1 values.",
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   "name": "File Formats Wiki",
   "url": "http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/SHA-2",
   "kind": "wiki"
  },
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   "name": "PRONOM fmt/991",
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   "kind": "format-doc"
  },
  {
   "name": "Wikidata Q50376371",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50376371",
   "kind": "wiki"
  }
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  "sources": [
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   "pronom",
   "wikidata"
  ]
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-24",
 "aliases": [],
 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
 "tools": [],
 "conversions": [],
 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": []
}