Questions tagged [checksum]
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Why verify a file / firmware downloaded online against a checksum?
When ever there is a file / firmware to download online and they provide a checksum to check the file against, i always confirm the check sum of the downloaded file matches the checksum posted online.
But it has often crossed my mind, if a…
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Standard ways that sites use Base64 hash/checksum for security/authorization
I saw a few website APIs that use a checksum as a GET parameter.
For example:
http://api.test.com/get/?people=fathers&view=all&hash={28 character Base64-like string}.
The hash relies on all of the GET parameters, changing any of them or adding into…
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Bulletproof Way of Ensuring the Integrity of Base OS Images
is it practically possible to ensure that the integrity of an ISO image for an OS is legit with 99.999% certainty?
I was thinking of buying a bunch of DVDs of Ubuntu 22.04 on eBay and comparing the checksums. Would the checksums match up if the DVDs…
