Check Sum | Table O Contents
Affirming a download via Check Sum is a smart move …
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Hash v Hash
Hint. Watch for the long “hash” number at the end of the check sum.
Just match it up against the published “hash” number for that particular software download, and if the “hash” match, you should be good to go!
Check the Sum
You can always check the sum of the downloaded program from the Terminal of your Apple development machine, as follows:
From the Terminal prompt of your downloads folder, type the following md5 command to check the sum of the MIST browser installer program, for example, as follows:
md5 Mist-macosx-0-9-0.dmg
Returns,
MD5 (Mist-macosx-0-9-0.dmg) = 417eb91b23dbb23d208709adeae8f15b
The Published Hash
Check against the published hash …
417eb91b23dbb23d208709adeae8f15b
417eb91b23dbb23d208709adeae8f15b
Versus the hash from the download.
Looks like they are both sympatico!
Example Two
The published MD5 “hash” for the Ethereum wallet installer (.dmg) is = f19165e94dc1facba3289f43abcda58b
The name of the Ethereum wallet installer is Ethereum-Wallet-macosx-0-9-0.dmg
Put ‘em both together at the Terminal window of your downloads folder to see if the two “hash” match up.
Type the following md5 command at the Terminal prompt, as follows:
Note. Make sure you are in the same folder at the Terminal prompt where your (.dmg) file resides
md5 Ethereum-Wallet-macosx-0-9-0.dmg
Returns …
MD5 (Ethereum-Wallet-macosx-0-9-0.dmg) = f19165e94dc1facba3289f43abcda58b
Line ‘em Up
To check the two “hash”, just line ‘em up on a blank (.txt) document, as follows:
Published Hash …
f19165e94dc1facba3289f43abcda58b
f19165e94dc1facba3289f43abcda58b
Hash from the download …
Looks like they are both sympatico!
You should be good to go.
Alternative Route
Alternatively, you can also just download the Ethereum “soft” wallet from the main Ethereum website at Ethereum [2].
No Hack In Transit
The installer program ( .dmg ) will check the sum of the program downloaded to make sure it has not been hacked in transit in the open.
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Note. The above synopsis was derived from an article written by the Ethereum Project [1].
- The Ethereum project. Published by © 2017 Ethereum.org
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