Thread: Robust method for storing data outside of a program

  1. 09-19-2007 #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by dwks View Post
    BTW, how would you calculate checksums in C? What library would you use, if any?
    md5sum or sha1sum might be one solution. A crc32 is a bit easier to crack, but probably sufficient for "amateur" crackers. Other "hash" methods are available. See for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptog..._hash_function

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    Crc was never meant to be used for security, only for message checksums with the purpose of message integrity. Protecting against Murphy, not Machiavelli.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CornedBee View Post
    Crc was never meant to be used for security, only for message checksums with the purpose of message integrity. Protecting against Murphy, not Machiavelli.
    Sure, but for a simple checking that the content is "unmodified and in the correct order", it is useful - but I agree, it's pretty weak.

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