The Fifth Circuit has handed down a fascinating computer search case in United States v. Reddick. Here's the question: If a private company runs a hash of a file and compares the hash to those of ...

A checksum is a string of characters which uniquely identifies afile, a digital fingerprint. Change even a few bytes of a file–forexample, by infecting it with a virus or replacing an old versionwith ...

When you download application installers and other files from the Internet, you may see a verification checksum associated with it. Here is how to use that number. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

Hi all, what is the easiest way to verify a cd is the exact copy of another Cd down to each file?<BR><BR>For single files I use a neat program called Hashtab shell ...

Since then, computer forensic analysts have come to use the term hashkeeper when they discuss ways of using the hash values of files to assist in forensic analysis. I will not attempt to explain or ...

The Ubuntu Guide web site runs down how to turn your CDs/DVDs and folders into .iso disk images. The process even demonstrates how to create your own MD5 checksum files. This surprisingly simple ...