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swhid org skip to content swhid org home github home specification v1 0 v1 1 dev implementations governance faq news tags publications core team swhid org github home home on this page what are swhids key benefits the swhid working group quick access participation and governance getting started for developers for researchers onboarding materials specification specification copyright foreword introduction clause 1 scope clause 2 normative references clause 3 terms and definitions clause 4 syntax clause 5 core identifiers clause 6 qualified identifiers annex a conformance annex b bibliography v1 0 v1 0 copyright foreword introduction clause 1 scope clause 2 normative references clause 3 terms and definitions clause 4 syntax clause 5 core identifiers clause 6 qualified identifiers annex a conformance annex b bibliography v1 1 v1 1 copyright foreword introduction clause 1 scope clause 2 normative references clause 3 terms and definitions clause 4 syntax clause 5 core identifiers clause 6 qualified identifiers annex a conformance annex b bibliography dev dev copyright foreword introduction clause 1 scope clause 2 normative references clause 3 terms and definitions clause 4 syntax clause 5 core identifiers clause 6 qualified identifiers annex a conformance annex b bibliography implementations governance governance contributor license agreement community specification license scope notices license governance contributing code of conduct faq news news all news swhid standardized as iso iec 18670 second version of swhid publicly available specification first version of swhid publicly available specification kickoff of the swhid working group swhid org goes live decision to start the swhid normalization process tags publications core team swhid international standard for software artifact identification swhids from software hash identifiers are persistent intrinsic identifiers for software source code artifacts such as source code files source trees commits and other objects typically found in version control systems swhid is an iso international standard swhid has been officially adopted as iso iec 18670 2025 on april 23 2025 the first international standard for persistent content based identification of software artifacts view iso standard read public specification faq what are swhids swhids software hash identifiers are persistent intrinsic identifiers for software source code artifacts such as source code files source trees commits and other objects typically found in version control systems key benefits cryptographic integrity based on merkle dags for tamper proof identification decentralized no central registry required anyone can verify identifiers comprehensive covers files directories commits releases and snapshots provenance enables complete traceability of software artifacts fast efficient computation and verification algorithms the swhid working group the swhid working group oversees development of the swhid materials in the swhid github repositories including the swhid specification the official technical standard software libraries and tools reference implementations and utilities documentation and resources examples guides and adoption stories quick access specification access the complete technical specification and reference documentation view specification latest news stay updated with announcements releases and community updates read news publications academic papers white papers and technical publications about swhid browse publications core team meet the maintainers and contributors behind the swhid standard meet the team participation and governance participation in the elaboration of the swhid standard is open to all design and planning are primarily done via the team mailing list see how to join howto join and regular meetings the swhid specification is maintained by the swhid core team and follows the principles stated in the governance document maintained in the governance repository these principles follow the model proposed by the community specification developed via the joint development foundation now part of the linux foundation with inspiration from the open web foundation agreements and the alliance for open media patent license 1 0 getting started for developers read the specification to understand the technical details check out implementations for your programming language for researchers browse publications for academic papers and research explore use cases in software preservation onboarding materials a dedicated webinar has been held to help onboarding participants to this working group the material is available online and newcomers are encouraged to start here support slides used during the webinar recording including an extensive q a session march 4 2026 march 4 2026 back to top copyright 2022 2025 swhid contributors made with material for mkdocs