60.60 Standard published Apr 23, 2025
ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology
International Standard
35.040.10 Coding of character sets
Published
This specification defines a standard data format for referencing software artifacts that match the data model of modern distributed version control systems.
This format includes the typical tree-like structure of a filesystem hierarchy, but also, special nodes to track revisions and releases, as well as the full status of a version control system, with all its development branches.
A key property of SWHIDs is that they can be computed using cryptographically strong functions directly from the digital objects they refer to, by anyone that has access to a copy of those objects. This enables decentralised and independent verification of integrity, without relying on a registry or a central authority.
The computation of the SWHID identifiers is based on Merkle Acyclic Directed Graphs, a natural generalization of Merkle trees.
The resolution of SWHIDs, that is, the process of obtaining a copy of a digital artifact corresponding to a given SWHID, is outside the scope of this specification.
PUBLISHED
ISO/IEC 18670:2025
60.60
Standard published
Apr 23, 2025
