[texhax] Verifying the integrity of TeX downloads (e.g., install-tl-windows.exe windows installer)

Paul Gessler pdgessler at gmail.com
Mon Apr 2 20:06:10 CEST 2018


Hi Dan,

On 2 April 2018 at 11:45, HURLEY, DANIEL <dh7523 at att.com> wrote:
> I was unable to find a digital signature or hash for the TeXlive windows
> installer:  install-tl-windows.exe.
>
> How can I verify the integrity of this executable?

I found a hash and signature for the latest install-tl-windows.exe at
https://ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet .

In the Files section (all file links redirect to CTAN mirrors), you should find:

install-tl-windows.exe.sha512.asc
install-tl-windows.exe.sha512

Hope it helps,

PG


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