Hash total

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Value computed on data to detect error or manipulation. See Checksum.

MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

2 more senses beyond the canonical

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

The total of any numeric data field in a document or computer file This total is checked against a control total of the same field to facilitate accuracy of processing.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

A numerical summation of one or more corresponding fields of a file that would not ordinarily be summed. Typically used to detect when changes in electronic information have occurred.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

7 surface forms

alternatephrasing: Hash Totals
plural: Hash totalsHash Totalses
possessive: Hash total'sHash Totals's
pluralpossessive: Hash totals'Hash Totalses'

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