Hash on ilham.devhttps://ilham.dev/tags/hash/Recent content in Hash on ilham.devHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700How I check a file hash before trusting a downloadhttps://ilham.dev/posts/how-to-check-a-file-hash-before-trusting-a-download/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700https://ilham.dev/posts/how-to-check-a-file-hash-before-trusting-a-download/When I download an installer, ISO image, backup, or release archive, I sometimes see a checksum published next to it: SHA256: 4a1f... That checksum is there so I can check whether my downloaded file is exactly the same file the publisher intended to provide.