Siegfried

Siegfried is a signature-based file format identification tool, implementing:

• the National Archives UK's PRONOM file format signatures
• freedesktop.org's MIME-info file format signatures
• the Library of Congress's FDD file format signatures (beta).
• Wikidata (beta).

Version

1.9.4

Usage

Command line

sf file.ext
sf DIR

Options

sf -csv file.ext | DIR                     // Output CSV rather than YAML
sf -json file.ext | DIR                    // Output JSON rather than YAML
sf -droid file.ext | DIR                   // Output DROID CSV rather than YAML
sf -nr DIR                                 // Don't scan subdirectories
sf -z file.zip | DIR                       // Decompress and scan zip, tar, gzip, warc, arc
sf -zs gzip,tar file.tar.gz | DIR          // Selectively decompress and scan 
sf -hash md5 file.ext | DIR                // Calculate md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, or crc hash
sf -sig custom.sig file.ext                // Use a custom signature file
sf -                                       // Scan stream piped to stdin
sf -name file.ext -                        // Provide filename when scanning stream 
sf -f myfiles.txt                          // Scan list of files and directories
sf -v | -version                           // Display version information
sf -home c:\junk -sig custom.sig file.ext  // Use a custom home directory
sf -serve hostname:port                    // Server mode
sf -throttle 10ms DIR                      // Pause for duration (e.g. 1s) between file scans
sf -multi 256 DIR                          // Scan multiple (e.g. 256) files in parallel 
sf -log [comma-sep opts] file.ext | DIR    // Log errors etc. to stderr (default) or stdout
sf -log e,w file.ext | DIR                 // Log errors and warnings to stderr
sf -log u,o file.ext | DIR                 // Log unknowns to stdout
sf -log d,s file.ext | DIR                 // Log debugging and slow messages to stderr
sf -log p,t DIR > results.yaml             // Log progress and time while redirecting results
sf -log fmt/1,c DIR > results.yaml         // Log instances of fmt/1 and chart results
sf -replay -log u -csv results.yaml        // Replay results file, convert to csv, log unknowns
sf -setconf -multi 32 -hash sha1           // Save flag defaults in a config file
sf -setconf -serve :5138 -conf srv.conf    // Save/load named config file with '-conf filename' 

Example

Signature files

By default, siegfried uses the latest PRONOM signatures without buffer limits (i.e. it may do full file scans). To use MIME-info or LOC signatures, or to add buffer limits or other customisations, use the roy tool to build your own signature file.

Install

With go installed:

go install github.com/richardlehane/siegfried/cmd/sf@latest

sf -update

Or, without go installed:

Win:

Download a pre-built binary from the releases page. Unzip to a location in your system path. Then run:

sf -update

Mac Homebrew (or Linuxbrew):

brew install mistydemeo/digipres/siegfried

Or, for the most recent updates, you can install from this fork:

brew install richardlehane/digipres/siegfried

Ubuntu/Debian (64 bit):

curl -sL "http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x20F802FE798E6857" | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/siegfried-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/siegfried-archive-keyring.gpg] https://www.itforarchivists.com/ buster main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/siegfried.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install siegfried

FreeBSD:

pkg install siegfried

Arch Linux:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/siegfried.git
cd siegfried
makepkg -si

Changes

v1.9.4 (2022-07-18)

Added

• new pkg/static and static builds. This allows direct use of sf API and self-contained binaries without needing separate signature files.

Changed

• update PRONOM to v106

Fixed

• inconsistent output for roy inspect priorities. Reported by Dave Clipsham

v1.9.3 (2022-05-23)

Added

• JS/WASM build support contributed by Andy Jackson
• wikidata signature added to -update. Contributed by Ross Spencer
• -nopronom flag added to roy inspect subcommand. Contributed by Ross Spencer

Changed

• update PRONOM to v104
• update LOC signatures to 2022-05-09
• update Wikidata to 2022-05-20
• update tika-mimetypes signatures to v2.4.0
• update freedesktop.org signatures to v2.2

Fixed

• invalid JSON output for fmt/1472 due to tab in MIME field. Reported by Robert Schultz
• panic on corrupt Zip containers. Reported by A. Diamond

v1.9.2 (2022-02-07)

Added

• Wikidata definition file specification has been updated and now includes endpoint (users will need to harvest Wikidata again)
• Custom Wikibase endpoint can now be specified for harvesting when paired with a custom SPARQL query and property mappings
• Wikidata identifier includes permalinks in results
• Wikidata revision history visible using roy inspect
• roy inspect returns format ID with name

Changed

• update PRONOM to v100
• update LOC signatures to 2022-02-01
• update tika-mimetypes signatures to v2.1
• update freedesktop.org signatures to v2.2.1

Fixed

• parse issues for container files where zero indexing used for Position. Spotted by Ross Spencer
• sf -droid output can't be read by sf (e.g. for comparing results). Reported by ostnatalie
• panic when running in server mode due to race condition. Reported by Miguel Guimarães
• panic when reading malformed MSCFB files. Reported by Greg Lepore
• unescaped control characters in JSON output. Reported by Sebastian Lange
• zip file names with null terminated strings prevent ID of Serif formats. Reported by Tyler Thorsted

v1.9.1 (2020-10-11)

Changed

• update PRONOM to v97
• zs flag now activates -z flag

Fixed

• details text in PRONOM identifier
• roy panic when building signatures with empty sequences. Reported by Greg Lepore

v1.9.0 (2020-09-22)

Added

• a new Wikidata identifier, harvesting information from the Wikidata Query Service. Implemented by Ross Spencer.
• select which archive types (zip, tar, gzip, warc, or arc) are unpacked using the -zs flag (sf -zs tar,zip). Implemented by Ross Spencer.

Changed

• update LOC signatures to 2020-09-21
• update tika-mimetypes signatures to v1.24
• update freedesktop.org signatures to v2.0

Fixed

• incorrect basis for some signatures with multiple patterns. Reported and fixed by Ross Spencer.

See the CHANGELOG for the full history.

Rights

Copyright 2020 Richard Lehane, Ross Spencer

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0

Announcements

Join the Google Group for updates, signature releases, and help.

Contributing

Like siegfried and want to get involved in its development? That'd be wonderful! There are some notes on the wiki to get you started, and please get in touch.

Thanks

Thanks TNA for http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/ and http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/projects-and-work/droid.htm

Thanks Ross for https://github.com/exponential-decay/skeleton-test-suite-generator and http://exponentialdecay.co.uk/sd/index.htm, both are very handy!

Thanks Misty for the brew and ubuntu packaging

Thanks Steffen for the FreeBSD and Arch Linux packaging