The Ubuntu Guide web site runs down how to turn your CDs/DVDs and folders into .iso disk images. The process even demonstrates how to create your own MD5 checksum files. This surprisingly simple ...

Generating checksums—cryptographic hashes such as MD5 or SHA-256 functions for files is hardly anything new and one of the most efficient means to ascertain the integrity of a file, or to check if two ...

Hashing algorithms—mathematical functions that produce a short "fingerprint" from pieces of data—are one of the cornerstones of computer security. These fingerprints, named hashes, are used in ...

While not directly related to programming, I thought that this would be the best place to get the answer to this question. We are looking into some backup software (data de-duplication is all the rage ...

There is a fair amount of confusion surrounding the recent research resulting in the ability to create bogus SSL certificates. The research combined a weakness in the certificate generation process ...