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Unique File Identification in the National Software Reference Library

12th May 202011th July 2011
First published September 2006 Steve Mead National Institute of Standards & Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8970 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 [email protected] Abstract: The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) provides a repository of known software, file profiles, and file signatures for
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