Re: Please integrate MD5SUM into ISO files
bug reporting on Debian seems too difficult with GMail;
Debian lacks modern bug reporting tools such as BugZilla or Red-mine or Gitea.
So please feel free to file a bug instead of me.
And no, there are no SHA512 tools for ISOs; and it doesn't matter
much, because MD5 when used as a checksum tool is no worse than CRC128
(cyclic redundancy check, 128-bit), or even stronger. SHA-512 will not
make it much stronger, but will make it much slower.
On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM Nicholas D Steeves <sten@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Alexey,
>
> Alexey Eromenko <al4321@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > One thing that I consider very useful -- is the addition of MD5sum
> > into the ISO image itself.
> >
> > Thankfully Debian already has the tools to do this:
> > "implantisomd5 mydata.iso"
> > and
> > "checkisomd5 -v mydata.iso"
> >
> > This is very handy to check multiple ISOs quickly without resorting to
> > an external file like "isos.md5", especially when I copy the ISOs from
> > one Hard Disk to the next, and may forget the accompanying .md5 file.
> >
> > This idea comes from Red Hat, but it is universally convenient to use
> > on any ISO files.
>
> Neat! Would you please "reportbug debian-cd" so your request doesn't
> fall through the cracks? That said, can this program be extended to use
> sha512sums instead, or is there an alternative that uses SHA512 instead
> of MD5?
>
> https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify
>
> Regards,
> Nicholas
--
-Alexey Eromenko "Technologov"
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