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Checksum Calculator

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Checksum Calculator is a free online developer tool to quickly calculate the checksum of a file or text and compare against it on your browser without uploading anything.

Supported algorithms are MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-512, SHA-384, SHA-3, and RIPEMD160.

This tool is split into two modes: File Checksum Calculator and Text Checksum Calculator.

File Checksum Calculator - Calculates the checksum of a file using the selected algorithm. The result will be displayed accordingly when the reading process is done.

This mode completely works offline on your browser, so you're not uploading anything to the internet. Maximum file size supported is 4 GB.

Text Checksum Calculator - Calculates the checksum of a string using the selected algorithm also known as hash generator. The result will be displayed instantly.

Optionally, you can also compare an expected checksum against the calculated one to ensure if the file integrity or text hash is correct. The result will be displayed accordingly.

When you're done, you can copy the calculated checksum to your clipboard using the copy button.

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What is a checksum?

A checksum is a calculated value using a cryptographic hash function to verify the integrity of data, such as a binary file. Checksums are mostly used for comparing between the source of a file and a copy of it to ensure that the copy is identical to the source.

For example, when downloading an ISO file especially an ISO image from the official site, generally, several checksums in different algorithms are also provided on the download page; e.g. MD5 and SHA-1.

You can use your preferred algorithm to verify the integrity of your copy of the file if it's genuine. In other words, the calculated checksum must be exactly the same as the provided one.

Additionally, checksums are case insensitive, it doesn't matter if they are in lowercase or uppercase. A checksum is also known as a hash sum, hash value, hash code, or simply hash.

How to verify the checksum of a file on Linux

Verifying the checksum of a file on Linux is very simple and straightforward. Most Linux distributions already came with the command line tools for verifying checksums in various algorithms as listed below.

MD5 - md5sum
SHA-1 - sha1sum
SHA-224 - sha224sum
SHA-256 - sha256sum
SHA-384 - sha384sum
SHA-512 - sha512sum

For example, you can verify the SHA-1 checksum of the Debian 10.1 ISO with this command.

sha1sum debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso

It will result in the following checksum which is exactly the same as the SHA-1 checksum listed on the download page. Therefore, this downloaded ISO file is error free and not corrupted. You can use it in production with peace of mind.

c467e9bf37374e3fc63aa6aa22dbbe14d97ae3eb  debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso

What to do if the checksum doesn't match

If the calculated checksum of a file doesn't match the provided one from a trusted source, this means the two files are not the same. Either the copy is corrupted or the source has been modified. A small change to the file even just a single byte will result in a completely different checksum as both files are no longer identical.

You should avoid using a defected copy of the source at all costs to prevent further damage it may cause. So just simply don't use it and redownload the file to check it again especially from a different server if it's an ISO image.

Related Tools

Hash Generator

Generates the hash value of a string instantly and compares against it to check integrity. Supports MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-512, SHA-384, SHA-3, and RIPEMD160.

HMAC Generator

Generates an HMAC from a string with a secret key instantly and compares against it to check integrity. Supports MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-512, SHA-384, SHA-3, and RIPEMD160.

Password Generator

Cryptographically generates strong and secure passwords that are difficult to crack with your preference, such as password length, numbers, symbols, lowercase, uppercase, and excluding similar and custom characters.

Bcrypt Generator / Checker

Securely generates a strong bcrypt password hash from a string instantly or compares a bcrypt password hash against a test string to check if it matches.

UUID Generator

Generates one or multiple universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) instantly. Supports version 1 (timestamp) and version 4 (random) UUIDs and optional uppercase and braces.