MD5 / SHA1 File Confirmation

MD5 / SHA1 File Confirmation is a very lightweight and portable application that can perform a quick hash check on any file and compare it with another checksum in order to verify file integrity.

Such an application is often required to detect errors in packages transmitted over the Internet, being able to determine if any errors have been introduced during the sending or delivery of the data.

MD5 and SHA are the most common hash algorithms, popular on the software market dedicated to data integrity checking. MD5 / SHA1 File Confirmation is a utility that bundles both of them, allowing users to quickly assess if a file has been modified or changed.

The upper advantage of the program is its portability, allowing you to carry it on a removable drive and launch it on any computer without affecting its registry. Secondly, it is very easy to use on account of its simple and accessible user interface.

By default, the MD5 algorithm is enabled, but you can easily switch to SHA1 by checking the dedicated box. You can add a new file using the built-in button, as drag and drop is not supported.

Once you upload the source file, the checksum is generated on the spot, with the option to compare it with one provided by you. It would have been great if it had a function to calculate the hash of another file as well, so as to compare checksums more easily.

On an ending note, MD5 / SHA1 File Confirmation carries out the task it was built for, but it could use support for more hash algorithms, as well as a more appealing user interface and an option to calculate the checksum for more than one file.