MD5-checksum

[Glasgow]

Yes, well i saw this today and it stopped me from downloading something. (IT didnt actually stop me, i just didnt download because i wasnt sure what this was)

So can someone tell me what a MD5-checksum is? Thanks

[Bobby]

It's a file verification tool I think.

Here is a site I found, it might have some info: http://www.fastsum.com/

[mr_smite1]

its all good, nothing 2 worry about

[Kiros]

Well, it's not a tool... The MD5 checksum is a verification method that exists for security. Every single file has an MD5 based on it's file size and contents - it's all summed up into 20-some characters.

Some download websites will supply the MD5 checksum of each downloadable file so users can verify that they have received the correct file - and that the site did not redirect them to another file by mistake.

Hope that sums it all up for ya :D