Comment by 0x1ceb00da
Comment by 0x1ceb00da 6 days ago
You need the checksum only if the file is big and you're downloading it to disk, or if you're paranoid that some malware with root access might be altering the contents of your memory.
Comment by 0x1ceb00da 6 days ago
You need the checksum only if the file is big and you're downloading it to disk, or if you're paranoid that some malware with root access might be altering the contents of your memory.
Or you really care about the data and are aware of the statistical inevitability of a bit flip somewhere along the line if you’re operating long enough.