SoftWare Hash IDentifier: Difference between revisions

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The acronym SWHID originally referred to "Software Heritage Identifiers" used to catalog software artifacts in the early days of the [[Software Heritage]] archive<ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=SoftWare Hash IDentifier (SWHID) |url=https://www.softwareheritage.org/software-hash-identifier-swhid/ |website=Software Heritage |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>. It later evolved into an open standard through a dedicated working group<ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=SWHID working group |url=https://www.swhid.org/ |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref> and was standardized as ISO in April 2025 under the more general name "Software Hash Identifier"<ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=ISO/IEC 18670:2025 |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/89985.html |website=ISO |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>

[[Télécom Paris]] adopted SWHID, arguing that it hasis benefitsa forsignificant thestep in global digital infrastructure, providing traceability of software affected by vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |language=fr |title=Une avancée significative pour l'infrastructure numérique mondiale : La norme ISO/IEC 18670 est désormais officielle |url=https://www.telecom-paris.fr/norme-iso-iec-18670-patrimoine-logiciel |website=Télécom Paris |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>, UNESCO hasstated recognisedthat itsSWHID interestis inuseful for the reproducibility and long-term accessibility of software .<ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=Archiving open software as human heritage |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science/inclusive-science/archiving-open-software-human-heritage |website=UNESCO |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>.

== Standards ==