From eaf4bc1b4143472da77a9124ec4b3c4d7be72a47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JoelKatz Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:22:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Small updates. --- BinaryFormats.txt | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/BinaryFormats.txt b/BinaryFormats.txt index e7d3905d21..98f75c95fd 100644 --- a/BinaryFormats.txt +++ b/BinaryFormats.txt @@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ formats or the forms used for efficient storage or human display. However, it must always be possible to precisely re-create, byte for byte, any signed or hashed object. Otherwise, the signatures or hashes cannot be validated. -All 32-byte hashes are the first 32-bytes of a SHA512 hash. This is chosen -because SHA512 is 33% faster than SHA256 on modern hardware. +All 32-byte hashes are the first 32-bytes of a SHA512 hash (in little-endian +format). This is chosen because SHA512 is 33% faster than SHA256 on modern +hardware. Note that it is not required the objects be stored or transmitted in these formats. They are only required to be put in these formats when computing or