Calculating
Checksums for Oracle Downloads
It took me
quite a while to figure out which check sum algorithm Oracle is using on some
of its download pages. E.g. on the OSB download page, we find the comment “Oracle
Service Bus Size: 1.06 GB, Check Sum:1490338751”
quite a while to figure out which check sum algorithm Oracle is using on some
of its download pages. E.g. on the OSB download page, we find the comment “Oracle
Service Bus Size: 1.06 GB, Check Sum:1490338751”
This check
sum is generated by the old unix tool cksum, which protects for accidental
corruption during transport, however is not cryptographically secure. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cksum
for more details.
… Read the rest sum is generated by the old unix tool cksum, which protects for accidental
corruption during transport, however is not cryptographically secure. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cksum
for more details.