Releasing MD5 Hasher
Free utility for creating MD5 hashes of files
An MD5 hash serves as a unique identifier of a piece of information; a
block of text, a picture or a file. The hash itself is 16 bytes long,
and is usually represented as 32 hexadecimal characters.
Many
websites now publish the MD5 checksums of files available for
download. The MD5 checksum can be used, once the file has been
downloaded to check that the download completed without errors and to
confirm that the file has not been modified in transit. On Linux and OS X
systems, checking the MD5 hash of a downloaded file is easy, using the OpenSSL library that is shipped with almost every release. On Windows, however, there is no built-in equivalent.
MD5 Hasher
is a small utility for creating - you've guessed it - MD5 hashes of
files. Once installed, just right-click on any file and select Generate MD5 Hash or open the application and drag the file onto it.
Download: MD5 Hasher has been updated. Click here for more information.
Requirements:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (Client Profile)
This entry was posted by DAN HALFORD on Sunday, 20 March 2011 at 7:13 PM and is filed under
md5,
hash and
checksum.