In XML signatures and linked data, one would use a URI for a particular hash function, like http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#md5 for the MD5 function, and the prefix urn:md5: to identify a byte stream with its hash (for use in a magnet: link for example). Sorry if this is not the right place to ask, but are these conventions used here? I have found one instance of urn:multihash:, so that seems usable enough, but I am clueless about the URI.
One could say that if you already have a way to specify the hash function together with its result, there is not much advantage to using multihash, but not all hashes have existing identifiers, so a way to use its identifier table would be useful.
In XML signatures and linked data, one would use a URI for a particular hash function, like
http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#md5for the MD5 function, and the prefixurn:md5:to identify a byte stream with its hash (for use in amagnet:link for example). Sorry if this is not the right place to ask, but are these conventions used here? I have found one instance ofurn:multihash:, so that seems usable enough, but I am clueless about the URI.One could say that if you already have a way to specify the hash function together with its result, there is not much advantage to using multihash, but not all hashes have existing identifiers, so a way to use its identifier table would be useful.