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| Thread ID: 64751 | 2005-12-26 04:01:00 | PGP MD5 GPG ? | mejobloggs (264) | Press F1 |
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| 415810 | 2005-12-26 04:01:00 | I notice on a lot of websites that I am asked to validate my download with PGP/MD5/GPG numbers (I think those names are correct). What are these, and how do I use them? | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 415811 | 2005-12-26 04:13:00 | They are a hash of the file and you can use them to verify the file is not corrupt or been tampered with. Google for some programs to help you compare the hashes. |
E|im (87) | ||
| 415812 | 2005-12-26 04:27:00 | Nero has a program (www.nero.com) that verifies most of their downloads from the Nero site. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 415813 | 2005-12-26 04:45:00 | Heres one that runs in Windows. http://www.md5summer.org/ Made by a kiwi too. Its a little fiddly to use for the first timer but it does what its suppoesed to do quite well. |
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