How to check MD5 hash in Windows

To check the MD5 hash of a file in Windows, open a terminal window and enter the following command: C:\>certutil -hashfile <file> MD5 <enter> where, <file> is the file whose hash you want to compute.

How to verify files copied with hashes computed using hashdeep on Linux

Linux is very meticulous about maintaining the integrity of files and the file system when copying files across folders. However, there are occassions when the copies of files need to be verified with those of the original. To do this, hashdeep is a good tool to compute hashes of files copied and compare them with … Continue reading How to verify files copied with hashes computed using hashdeep on Linux →

Hash Story – What are hashes and how they are used

Many ordinary users would really not care about message digests or hash functions. To shed light on this, here is an introduction with the following basic facts: Data transmitted over the Internet heavily relies on checksums.The TCP protocol used to transmit data over the Internet relies on verification of these checksums to make sure that … Continue reading Hash Story – What are hashes and how they are used →