Hacking the DROID Signature File for Characterization

by @beet_keeper

Identification of a format can be approached from many angles. Often a magic

number will be used at the beginning of a file. This may be strengthened by the addition of similarly consistent bytes at the end of a file or indeed any part of the bitstream inbetween. Using the sample file format we created last week the magic number to identify it is specified

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