General hash algorithm

With this setting, you specify a fixed hash method that is used for reporting, for the local whitelist and for creating new rules.

You can change the hash algorithm later or use a different hash algorithm in rules. In this case, the agent may have to calculate multiple hashes of a file, which can lead to slight performance losses.

DriveLock Agents prior to version 2022.1 only use the configured hash algorithm, which means that rules with a different hash algorithm will not work on these agents.

The SHA-256 hash method is recommended.