I have been thinking about using abbreviated hash for some time, to make the process of identifying due diligence documents easier, and was just getting to the stage of thinking “mmh, wonder could we patent this?” when I found this article by Ralph Losey
We’re implementing a truncated hash system on our virtual dataroom. For due diligence, it’s just great when the index document has an automatic, easy to reference number, to ensure you’re talking about the same file - even if it gets moved around in the dataroom.
