Re: Encryption software integrity test

From: Stephen Howard (seesigfor_at_email.uk)
Date: 06/22/05


Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:09:36 +0100

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:46:17 +0100, Steve Welsh <sjw@stevew.net>
wrote:

>MD5 comes as standard with any openssl implementation - Linux, Cygwin,
>etc...
>
>MUCH easier than repairing a jumped on bassoon, Stephen ;)
>
>(for the non-musicians, the joke is "What's the difference between a
>bassoon and a trampoline? ..... Nobody takes their shoes off to jump on
>a bassoon")
>
>Sorry - I'll get me coat.....
>
>Stephen Howard wrote:
>>
>> Is this any good?
>>
>> MD5 Checksum 1.04
>>
>> This is a small Win32 application which is able to calculate the MD5
>> digest (some kind of a secure checksum) of the content of any file.
>>
>> You can use this tool to ensure that the content of a file wasn't
>> altered in any way. If e.g. someone tries to insert malicious code
>> into an executable file its MD5 checksum will change and you note that
>> something is wrong. Now with a complete HTML help system. Sourcecode
>> included.
>>
>> http://maakus.dyndns.org/software.html
>>

Oooh, don't get me started....

-- 
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
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