sha256sum
Use sha256sum to use the SHA-256 algorithm to calculate the digest of a file.
Syntax
sha256sum file-url
Views
User view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
mdc-admin
Parameters
file-url: Specifies the name of a file.
Usage guidelines
The digest can be used to verify the integrity of the file. For example, you can use this command to calculate the digest of a software image file and compare it with that provided on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website to identify whether the file has been tampered with.
Examples
# Use the SHA-256 algorithm to calculate the digest of file system.bin.
<Sysname> sha256sum system.bin SHA256 digest: 0851e0139f2770e87d01ee8c2995ca9e59a8f5f4062e99af14b141b1a36ca152
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