Merge pull request #3120 from alex/use-sha256

Document that we should also offer sha256 checksums for packages
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James Bennett 2014-09-02 14:01:09 -05:00
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$ md5sum dist/Django-*
$ sha1sum dist/Django-*
$ openssl dgst -sha256 dist/Django-*
#. Create a "checksums" file containing the hashes and release information.
Start with this template and insert the correct version, date, release URL
and checksums::
This file contains MD5 and SHA1 checksums for the source-code tarball
of Django <<VERSION>>, released <<DATE>>.
This file contains MD5, SHA1, and SHA256 checksums for the source-code
tarball of Django <<VERSION>>, released <<DATE>>.
To use this file, you will need a working install of PGP or other
compatible public-key encryption software. You will also need to have
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gpg --verify <<THIS FILENAME>>
Once you have verified this file, you can use normal MD5 and SHA1
Once you have verified this file, you can use normal MD5, SHA1, or SHA256
checksumming applications to generate the checksums of the Django
package and compare them to the checksums listed below.
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SHA1(<<RELEASE TAR.GZ FILENAME>>)= <<SHA1SUM>>
SHA256 checksum:
================
SHA256(<<RELEASE TAR.GZ FILENAME>>)= <<SHA256SUM>>
#. Sign the checksum file (``gpg --clearsign
Django-<version>.checksum.txt``). This generates a signed document,
``Django-<version>.checksum.txt.asc`` which you can then verify using ``gpg