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+perl-digest-sha1 - Perl interface to the SHA-1 algorithm
+
+It allows you to use the NIST SHA-1 message digest algorithm
+from within Perl programs. The algorithm takes as input a
+message of arbitrary length and produces as output a 160-bit
+"fingerprint" or "message digest" of the input.