The Software Hash Identifier (SWHID) is an intrinsic identifier for software source code and artifacts that became an international standard in April 2025 (ISO/IEC 18670:2025).
In this talk, Thomas Aynaud presented the Software Heritage mission and data model, introduced the concept of intrinsic identifiers, explained the SWHID specification, and presented its open standard governance model. He shared how open source projects and companies can adopt and benefit from SWHID through real-world use cases, and concluded with a summary of the key advantages of SWHID and an update on Software Heritage’s plans to support its development and adoption in the coming months.
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This OpenChain Webinar was broadcast on 2025-11-27.
