David Wright writes:
> On Tue 29 Sep 2020 at 15:50:35 (+0200), Albretch Mueller wrote: >> But how could you have some assurance that that data relates to what >> their users thought of to be? > > You can't. That's not what CRCs are for. They're not cryptographic, > so they are useless for any type of assurance that the data is intact. More precisely, hashes that are not cryptographic-grade are useless for assurance that the data has not been modified by a third-party. They can still be useful for assurance that data has not been altered by wire issues and other physical (non-human) issues. -- Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY PGP 015AE9B25DCB0511D200A75DE5674DEA514C891D