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How can I use the Windows build-in SHA-256 checksum calculator via command line prompt?

Question

How can I use the Windows build-in SHA-256 checksum calculator via command line prompt?

 

Answer

After downloading a file sent from us, you may want to verify its SHA-256 checksum to ensure the downloaded file’s integrity and completeness.

You can use Command Prompt and a build-in Windows tool "certutil.exe" to generate a SHA-256 checksum on Windows

  1. Press Windows+R to open the Run box
  2. Type cmd and click OK.
  3. The Command Prompt window will open.
  4. Run the following command:
certutil -hashfile C:\path\IBAdownload.zip sha256


Make sure to replace C:\path\IBAdownload.zip with the actual path to the file.

The tool will present the SHA-256 checksum.

Example:

certutil -hashfile C:\path\IBAdownload.zip sha256
SHA256 hash of C:\path\IBAdownload.zip:
66bc7f3f5c5032a3b94f5b8fe43f54c8604977c417af7125411b2db49b0a3f75
CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully.