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About This Manual
The Software Identification (SWID) utility aims to uniquely identify and verify the
integrity of NonStop system files. SWID generates a unique identifier (fingerprint) for
all NonStop system files and helps in uniquely identifying the files.
This guide provides an overview of the SWID utility and also describes the related
procedures, options, and error messages.
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for service providers and anyone responsible for maintaining
software for a NonStop system.
How This Guide is Organized
Note. The fingerprinting algorithm used by SWID is derived from the RSA Data Security, Inc.
Message Digest 4 (MD4) algorithm. RSA Data Security Inc. has granted license for such
derivative work.
Section
Description
Briefly describes the SWID utility, its purpose, and components.
Describes how to interact with the SWID utility, including setup and
invocation, security issues, and error reporting procedures.
Describes the output file formats of the SWID utility and includes
samples of the available formats.
Section 4, Running
SWID With
Customized Switches
Describes the available options for running the SWID utility and
customizing the output to meet your needs.
Section 5, SWID
Formatted Output
Describes the formatted output file formats of the SWID utility.
Samples of the formatted input and output files are also included.
Section 6, SWID
Server Interface
Defines the procedure for running SWID as a Pathway server.
Lists the SWID error messages, including descriptions of the
possible causes and suggested solutions.