On 29 April 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST, the FAIR Implementation Workshop “Meet the SoftWare Hash Identifier: Do One Thing and Do It Well” took place, organised by FAIR-IMPACT Project. The session highlighted that software identification was essential for ensuring the long-term traceability of scholarly outputs. However, as often happened with software, the process was not as straightforward as it seemed. Research software identification resembled an investigation and required tailored solutions. The SoftWare Hash Identifier (SWHID), which was undergoing ISO standardisation, provided actionable solutions for end-users, repository managers, metadata curators, and others.