---
name: "sha1"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sleuthkit"
version: "2.06-3etch1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sha1"
---

# sha1(1)

Compute the Secure Hash Algorithm

## NAME

sha1 - Compute the Secure Hash Algorithm

## SYNOPSIS

**sha1** \[*file(s)*\]

If no files are specified, the SHA of the standard input is calculated.

## SEE ALSO

[**md5**(1)](/md5/1.md)

## AUTHOR

The SleuthKit is copyright (c) Brian Carrier. This manual page was written by Martin A. Godisch for Debian GNU/Linux, but may be used by others.