the size checksum

[Jan Starý]

On Aug 18 08:37:07, jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk wrote:
> This is being discussed in another thread. Guess you did not see that..

Yes; sorry for not reading ahead.

> > On 18 Aug 2018, at 8:16 am, Jan Starý <hans at stare.cz> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > beside sha25 and rmd160, some ports use a 'size' field in the checksums.
> > Why was it added? The fact that the distfile has the prescribed sha256
> > and the prescribed rmd160 makes it almost certain (as certain as crypto
> > checksums can be) it is the intended file. The fact that it has a prescribed
> > size IMHO adds nothing to that certainty. Or does it?
> > 
> >    Jan
> > 
>