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What fixity and error-detection does FFV1 (RFC 9043) and Matroska (RFC 9559) build in, and how do documented tools use it?

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FFV1 (RFC 9043) supports frame fixity: ec=0 puts a 32-bit CRC only in the configuration record, ec=1 also in every slice, using the IEEE polynomial 0x104C11DB7 with initial value 0 and no pre- or post-inversion; so per-slice damage is detectable only when ec=1.

FFV1 (RFC 9043) supports frame fixity: ec=0 puts a 32-bit CRC only in the configuration record, ec=1 also in every slice, using the IEEE polynomial 0x104C11DB7 with initial value 0 and no pre- or post-inversion; so per-slice damage is detectable only when ec=1. Curator qualifications: Specifications and policy read 2026-10-22; no files encoded or hashed. RFC 9559 Matroska CRC-32 element and MediaConch FFV1Registry (27 rules) from producer reading. Limitations: Specifications and policy read 2026-10-22; no files encoded or hashed. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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    {
      "url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9043.txt",
      "note": "RFC 9043 (rfc-editor txt) abstract; 4.2.16 Table 13; 4.9.3"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9559.txt",
      "note": "RFC 9043 (rfc-editor txt) abstract; 4.2.16 Table 13; 4.9.3"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaConch/blob/d2a4b62ffbaf5475c5c3e82b3e6fc9883a6be592/MetadataDevelopment/ImplementationChecks/FFV1Registry.xml",
      "note": "RFC 9043 (rfc-editor txt) abstract; 4.2.16 Table 13; 4.9.3"
    }
  ]
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  • [sourced_fact] FFV1 (RFC 9043) supports frame fixity: ec=0 puts a 32-bit CRC only in the configuration record, ec=1 also in every slice, using the IEEE polynomial 0x104C11DB7 with initial value 0 and no pre- or post-inversion; so per-slice damage is detectable only when ec=1. · locator: RFC 9043 (rfc-editor txt) abstract; 4.2.16 Table 13; 4.9.3 source

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