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How to perform Integrity File Check on Windows

By: Author Alex Lim

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Categories Troubleshooting

This article describes the procedure to verify the integrity of a file downloaded from Fortinet Sites to ensure that Files are not corrupted and can securely be uploaded.

Scope

FortiGate v7, v7.2, v7.4.

Solution

  1. Download the file and check the integrity code.
  2. Open Windows commands ‘Win + R’ type ‘cmd’ and execute the command ‘certutil -hashfile <file path> <hash version>’ and then enter:
  3. Compare the result vs the Checksum mentioned on the Fortinet website.
  4. Then it is confirmed that the file is not corrupted and can be uploaded to the FortiGate.