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Summary
Name	Unisig
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Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1478
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Disclosure
Description	Unisig is a uniform signature scheme for binary file formats and network protocols created by Lassi Kortela and John Cowan. It is intended as a building block for other format vendors to provide a reliable mechanism for file format identification. Unisig itself doesn't have a specific extension or media type - it is intended that format vendors using Unisig will provide their own.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	19 Oct 2021
Source description
Last updated	19 Oct 2021
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