This is the raw-hash value of a message and is used when message is signed.
Calculates the fingerprint used as an index for the DART Handles the hashkey '#' and stub used in the DART
Calculates the dartIndex of a #key
Calculates the sparsed Merkle root from the branch-table list The size of the table must be KEY_SPAN Leaves in the branch table which don't exist should have the value null
Basic fuinction and types used in the DART database