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 ...

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 ...

Dolphin file manager, not to be confused with the Dolphin Gamecube and Wii emulator, is a graphical app developed by KDE that you find most often on Linux computers, and that incl ...

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 ...

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.

To ensure data integrity, it's wise to frequently calculate file checksums. The C program in Listing 1 calculates the checksum of a file using a 16-bit CRC (cyclic redundancy check). The program ...

A checksum is an algorithm that is used in various programs, especially downloaded ones, to ensure the integrity of a file. What causes the CMOS checksum error?

You are trying to install a game or software on your Windows, and suddenly, you encounter An error that occurred while unpacking; It does not match the checksum ...