Cryptography / Hashing
Lesson 10 of 25
File integrity
Software sites publish hashes of their downloads. If your file's hash matches, it hasn't been changed or corrupted.
Key points
- sha256sum file
- Compare with the published value
- Signatures are even better
sha256sum ubuntu.isoQuiz · +10 XP
A downloaded file's hash doesn't match the published one. What should you do?
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