A checksum is a string of characters which uniquely identifies afile, a digital fingerprint. Change even a few bytes of a file–forexample, by infecting it with a virus or replacing an old versionwith ...

When you download application installers and other files from the Internet, you may see a verification checksum associated with it. Here is how to use that number. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

In the past, we’ve talked about several free tools designed for calculating hashes and generating Checksum files. Most lack many features, and some have an ancient-looking user interface, which is ...

The Ubuntu Guide web site runs down how to turn your CDs/DVDs and folders into .iso disk images. The process even demonstrates how to create your own MD5 checksum files. This surprisingly simple ...

we use a checksum in our tool chain to identify binaries with a unique value (part of our version control). when we rebuild the OS, we get a checksum and as long as we don't change the internal ...

A checksum is a way to ensure that a file is not altered. It is a mahmatical value that will be radically different if even the slightest change is made to the file.

Since then, computer forensic analysts have come to use the term hashkeeper when they discuss ways of using the hash values of files to assist in forensic analysis. I will not attempt to explain or ...