On 23 Mar 2004, Brian Brazil wrote: > [snip]
> I said md5sum for a reason. Even a checksum would be nice. See > RFC1680(?) - MD5, RFC1750 - Randomness recomendations for security. > Essentially date(touch) and file size(echo >>) are easy to modify. > With a one way hashing algorithm though its more difficult to get the > right answer with a bad file. [snip] What is the best way to verify that the result of md5sum for a file is what it ought to be? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
