Checking Download Integrity

[doubledee]

What are the different ways to check the integrity of a download (e.g. OpenOffice)?

I thought there was just SHA-1, but for OpenOffice I don't see that choice.

All I see is...

Signatures and Hashes: ASC, MD5, SHA256...

I clicked on SHA256, but I get this weird pop-up...

You have chosen to open:
..._incubating_3.4.1_MocOS_x86_install_en-US.dmg.sha256

Just trying to make sure what I install is legit...

Sincerely,


Debbie

 

[Weaselboy]

What are the different ways to check the integrity of a download (e.g. OpenOffice)?

Find the MD5 hash for the file on the OpenOffice web site. Then DL the file to your Downloads folder. Then type the command below (with the real file name) into Terminal and you will see an MD5 hash output. Compare the hash from Terminal to the hash you got from the web site to make sure they match.

md5 ~/Downloads/name_of_file.dmg