AKKAI MD5 - One of the purposes of MD5 signature is to verify the file integrity.

The procedure is simple: the publisher provides the MD5 signature of the file and the user confirms it by calculating the signature again and comparing it to the one provided by the publisher.

If the signatures match there is a great possibility the file hasn't been altered since it was published. If the signatures do not match the file has been modified since it was published.

In order for this method of verification to be effective, you must make sure that publisher provided you with the correct MD5 signature and that the signature is indeed provided by the publisher and not a 3rd party presenting as the publisher.

Requirements: Microsoft .NET framework 1.1