hakgipc Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 hi guys im just wondering what is the deal with md5 hashes in torrents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 You need them to verify that the torrent matches the data your downloading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartain X Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i though torrent files use SHA-1 hashes that's what it says in the wikipedia entry and md5 is more likely to be used by just regular download iso's and file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 http://www.bittorrent.org/protocol.html SHA-1. No MD5 to be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartain X Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 You need them to verify that the torrent matches the data your downloading? exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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