Input parameters for the fingerprint operation

You need to provide the input parameters for the fingerprint operation, including path, algorithm, and scope of the fingerprint operation.

The following table describes the input parameters.

Input parameter	Description
Path	The path of the file for which the fingerprint is calculated.
Fingerprint scope	The scope of fingerprint calculation. It can have the following values: Data: to be calculated on the data of a file only. Metadata: to be calculated on the metadata only. Data and metadata: to be calculated on the data and metadata of a file.
Fingerprint algorithm	The following algorithms are used for fingerprint calculation: MD5 (hashing algorithm) SHA-256 (hashing algorithm)