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 ...

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 ...

I've been using MD5Summer since Windows 98. It runs, but doesn't have any hashes besides MD5 & SHA1. Both are obviously long in the tooth by now. Does anyone have a simple Windows client for ...

In my recent post about the handling of the security incident and compromised ISO image at Linux Mint, I said at the end that users should always verify the checksum of a downloaded image before ...

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 ...

The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for specifying the dependencies of projects. Here’s the what, why, and when. Python Enhancement Proposal ...