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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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Extensions	`.sha256`
PRONOM	`fmt/991`
Wikidata	`Q50376371`

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PRONOM fmt/991
Wikidata Q50376371

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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