On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Mitchell Maltenfort wrote:
> > There is the option to check with pgp or use a checksum to be sure
> >your source is the real one. Just in case there is a big program.
> OK, now I'm back in newbie mode :^> How do you use those?
Well... it depends. For example rpm has an option for checking
pgp signatures if there is one built in - more details in the man page.
Else you sould get the pgp pack and compile it. In the pgp man page will
find details on how to ckeck a pack. For ckecksums, the best idea seems
to install (maybe you already have it) GNU test-utils. There is cksum
which will make a POSIX CRC ckecksum, or md5sum which will make a md5
ckecksum. They have man pages and they are documented as well in their
own info pages. And if I recall well both have their own RFCs. Tell me
about what you want to know more and I'll be more specific.
Raider
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