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# Ledger Object IDs
<a id="sha512half"></a>
All objects in a ledger's state tree have a unique ID. This field is returned as the `index` field in JSON, at the same level as the object's contents. The ID is derived by hashing important contents of the object, along with a [namespace identifier](https://github.com/ripple/rippled/blob/master/src/ripple/protocol/LedgerFormats.h#L99). The [ledger object type](ledger-object-types.html) determines which namespace identifier to use and which contents to include in the hash. This ensures every ID is unique. To calculate the hash, `rippled` uses SHA-512 and then truncates the result to the first 256 bytes. This algorithm, informally called **SHA-512Half**, provides an output that has comparable security to SHA-256, but runs faster on 64-bit processors.
All objects in a ledger's state tree have a unique ID. This field is returned as the `index` field in JSON, at the same level as the object's contents. The ID is derived by hashing important contents of the object, along with a [namespace identifier](https://github.com/ripple/rippled/blob/master/src/ripple/protocol/LedgerFormats.h#L99). The [ledger object type](ledger-object-types.html) determines which namespace identifier to use and which contents to include in the hash. This ensures every ID is unique. To calculate the hash, `rippled` uses SHA-512 and then truncates the result to the first 256 bits. This algorithm, informally called **SHA-512Half**, provides an output that has comparable security to SHA-256, but runs faster on 64-bit processors.
![Diagram: rippled uses SHA-512Half to generate IDs for ledger objects. The space key prevents IDs for different object types from colliding.](img/ledger-indexes.png)
## See Also
For ledger basics, see [Ledgers](ledgers.html).
- For more information how the XRP Ledger creates and uses hashes, see [Hashes](basic-data-types.html#hashes).
- For ledger basics, see [Ledgers](ledgers.html).
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