sha is a simple program that hashes files. It uses the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Secure Hash Algorithm. It can use SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512, which generate respectively, hashes of 160, 256, 384, or 512 bits. sha can be used in scripts to do, for example, file integrity checking. WWW: http://www.saddi.com/software/sha/