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HashingSettingsCalculateFileEntropy Property

If true, calculates the Shannon entropy of the document's bytes.

Namespace: OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.Settings
Assembly: OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces (in OpenDiscoverSDK.Interfaces.dll) Version: 2025.4.4.0 (2025.4.4)
Syntax
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[DataMemberAttribute]
public bool CalculateFileEntropy { get; set; }

Property Value

Boolean
Remarks

Shannon entropy is important detection method for detecting compressed and encrypted files and is the randomness of the bytes in the file. The valid range of Shannon entropy for a file are 0 to 8. With 0 meaning uniform file bytes and with 8 being completely random file bytes.

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