IMGBurn and "MD5" data

[setarip_old]

I saw this line in an IMGBurn log posted here:Image MD5: fbe84971457e6a555fc24e4b9e68e172What is it? What purpose does it serve?

[cornholio7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5

[setarip_old]

What purpose does it serve regarding the use of IMGBurn?

[unskinnyboy]

Excerpt from the changelog...

Changes in ImgBurn 2.0.0.0 :
- Added: Additional MD5 calculations to Build/Write/Verify modes where I thought they'd be handy - logged when operation completes successfully.
It is just informational, to show that the file selected to burn is exactly the same as the one burned, bit-to-bit, proven by computing the MD5 before and after burning. Had the data shifted by even one bit, the MD5 would no longer be the same.

[setarip_old]

to show that the file selected to burn is exactly the same as the one burned, bit-to-bitThanks - That sounds far more acceptable than a description of a "security check" ;>}

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Also, many of the ISO's you download for Windows / Linux etc seem to have MD5 values specified on the page.

As ImgBurn also now displays this info, you can check the image a) downloaded properly b) burnt properly.

The MD5 isn't really used for verification purposes within the program itself, the verify function does that on a bit by bit level anyway.

[setarip_old]

Also, many of the ISO's you download for Windows / Linux etc seem to have MD5 values specified on the page. ;>}The MD5 isn't really used for verification purposes within the program itself, the verify function does that on a bit by bit level anyway.Thanks for the insight!