Tarkistusluvun
Tarkistusluvun, known in English as a checksum, is a small piece of data derived from a larger block of digital data. Its primary purpose is to detect accidental errors that may have been introduced during transmission or storage. Think of it as a digital fingerprint for a file or message.
The generation of a tarkistusluku involves applying a specific algorithm to the original data. This algorithm,
Tarkistusluvut are widely used in various applications, including file transfers (like FTP and HTTP), data integrity