---
title: "File cabinet checksum with more secure SHA"
slug: "news-713-sha-512-file-cabinet-checksum"
description: "To improve document integrity, DocuWare now offers the SHA-512 hash algorithm alongside SHA-256. "
tags: ["#version  Cloud", "#version 7.13"]
updated: 2025-10-15T15:33:46Z
published: 2025-10-15T15:33:46Z
canonical: "knowledgecenter.docuware.com/news-713-sha-512-file-cabinet-checksum"
---

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# Additional hash algorithm for file cabinet checksum

To further improve document integrity checking, DocuWare now offers the SHA-512 hash algorithm alongside SHA-256. This applies to newly stored documents and already archived documents that are modified. The Secure Hash Algorithms (SHAs) are a family of cryptographic hash functions published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS).

Benefits

- Enhanced information security
- Compliance with new French standard NF Z42-020 on digital safe components

Here's how

The SHA-512 algorithm is selected in the configuration and is applied when documents are stored or when documents that have already been stored are modified.

1. Go to DocuWare Configuration > **File cabinets**. Edit a specific file cabinet > **General** tab > **More options** > **Security**.
2. Activate **Check integrity of documents with a checksum**. This enables a dropdown list from which you can select **SHA-256 (default)** or **SHA-512**.

## Supported versions: DocuWare Cloud + 7.14 + 7.13