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      Optionwiz1
      last edited by

      Trying to verify the sha256 checksum using the Mac terminal and it doesn't match what is shown for the checksum on the download page or in the sha256 checksum file.

      The checksum file matches what is shown on the download page.  Not sure what I'm doing wrong here…

      For verifying the sha256 checksum of the downloaded file:

      $ openssl dgst -sha256 pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3.1-RELEASE-amd64.img
      SHA256(pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3.1-RELEASE-amd64.img)=
      0a492bff86719e298dc682e7135eae83a30091efc2e0a9357918aedd23ddd511

      For reading the sha256 checksum file:

      $ cat pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3.1-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz.sha256
      SHA256 (pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3.1-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz) =
      9479878067d6a008672d1180646c99a098e48a58228010293134af9ad711b215

      pfSense 2.3.1
      X10SDV-TLN4F, Crucial 32GB Ram
      Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 x4
      Chelsio T520-SO-CR
      Temporarily running with SM 64GB SataDom

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        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
        last edited by

        you check the hash against the gz you download not the img you extract from the gz

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          Optionwiz1
          last edited by

          Thanks, didn't realize it was a .gz file that was being downloaded

          Apparently Safari automatically converts .gz files before placing in the download folder.

          pfSense 2.3.1
          X10SDV-TLN4F, Crucial 32GB Ram
          Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 x4
          Chelsio T520-SO-CR
          Temporarily running with SM 64GB SataDom

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