Definition of Checksums

1. Noun. (plural of checksum) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Checksums

1. checksum [n] - See also: checksum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Checksums

checkrow
checkrowed
checkrowing
checkrows
checks
checks and balances
checks in
checks out
checks over
checksheet
checkstring
checkstrings
checksum
checksummed
checksumming
checksums
checkt
checkup
checkups
checkweighman
checkweighmen
checkwork
checky
checquy
chedda
cheddar
cheddar cheese
cheddar pink
cheddared
cheddarlike

Literary usage of Checksums

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. National Information Systems Security '95 (18th) Proceedings: Making by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Cryptographic checksums and digital signatures can be used to ensure that the integrity policy is preserved over the lifetime of the secret key. ..."

2. Automated Tools for Testing Computer System Vulnerability by Timothy Polk (1993)
"Active tests attempt to exploit the bug; passive tests use checksums, file sizes, and version numbers to determine if the patch is in place. ..."

3. Programs to Detect Changes in Programs: Product Evaluations by David J. Stang (1991)
"Thus any checksum checker will work just fine in catching viruses, providing that you use it to establish checksums before a virus has modified your files. ..."

4. Guide to Understanding Trusted Distribution in Trusted Systems by James N. Menendez (1995)
"The two checksums provide a means whereby the site can ascertain that the system that they ... Trusted distribution implementing checksums should consist of ..."

5. Computer Virus (Icsa) by David J. Stang (1991)
"The program should compute checksums using two different approaches, or compute both file size ... If the program checksums at run-time (as with Norton and ..."

6. National Computer Security Conference Proceedings, 1992: Information Systems by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"This service can be provided by the use of cryptographic checksums, and very granular access control and privilege mechanisms. The use of cryptographic ..."

7. Defending Secrets, Sharing Data: New Locks and Keys for Electronic Information (1993)
"... have been adopted to reduce errors and to prevent criminal abuse relating to electronic fund transfers. Among these are parity checks, checksums, ..."

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