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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5 MD5] ('''Message-Digest algorithm 5''') is one method "commonly used to check the integrity of files... The 128-bit (16-byte) MD5 hashes (also termed message digests) are typically represented as a sequence of 32 hexadecimal digits..." | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5 MD5] ('''Message-Digest algorithm 5''') is one method "commonly used to check the integrity of files... The 128-bit (16-byte) MD5 hashes (also termed message digests) are typically represented as a sequence of 32 hexadecimal digits..." | ||
On Linux systems, try < | On Linux systems, try <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">md5sum <filename></syntaxhighlight> at the command line; on the Solaris systems, try <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">md5</syntaxhighlight>. The checksum value for a file (or simple string) reported by an MD5 utility should be constant, independent of operating system. | ||
=== SHA1 === | === SHA1 === | ||