MD5 stands for Message-Digest Algorithm 5. It's a cryptographic hash function that takes any input (like a file, string, or password) and produces a fixed 128-bit (16-byte) output usually shown as a ...

Did you download a large file? Or do you have a file that you have a suspicion about? The best way to ensure the file comes from a verified source is by measuring its checksum. A checksum is almost ...

Security pros often ask about the weaknesses of the Message-Digest version 5 algorithm (MD5) and whether it should still be used. MD5 is a cryptographic one-way hash function that produces a value ...

When downloading a file to your computer, you will wonder if the file is missing or has errors. Because if a part is missing, an error will occur when installing the ...

Generating checksums—cryptographic hashes such as MD5 or SHA-256 functions for files is hardly anything new and one of the most efficient means to ascertain the integrity of a file, or to check if two ...

A project I'm working on is for a mixed Windows / Mac environment, migrating from NetWare (with AFP services) to Windows with ExtremeZ-IP. We've been using md5summer on Windows, which works great for ...