Characteristic of a hash/encrypted output

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cryptography

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Review the algorithm list and the linked SPDX 3.0.1 HashAlgorithm characteristics issue first. Identify how algorithm entries and their metadata are represented, then clarify the format for fixed lengths, prefixes, and other patterns with maintainers. Done means the characteristics are specified and consistently represented in the list.

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Description

One of the information that can be included in the crypto-algorithms list is the general characteristic of the output

  • The length of the output, if it is fixed (in the case of hash)
  • The prefix of the output, if any
  • Some other patterns

This can be useful for a basic validation of the output.

See the list of the output characteristics of HashAlgorithm in SPDX 3.0.1, as collected by @ilans here:
https://github.com/spdx/spdx-3-model/issues/983

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