[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Alpha V8.4-2L1 Layered Product Subset Available

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2017-07-10 00:27:58 +0000, Simon Clubley said:

> I still think it would be a good idea to generate a more standard hash 
> or signature so the .ISO can be verified on a non-VMS system before you 
> run any code present in the .ISO.

Ayup; a SHA-2 would be a common mechanism for that, and SHA-2 tools are 
present in OpenVMS and other platforms.

How this all fits together and where there might be holes and where 
this is all headed longer-term...   is a whole 'nother story.

openssl dgst -sha256, etc





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