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2016-07-02 11:32:36 |
| TurboSFV v7.00 - Checksum files for BLAKE2 hash functions |
Notes to TurboSFV v7.00:
TurboSFV v7.00 comes with new hash functions: BLAKE2S and BLAKE2B. BLAKE2 is the successor of BLAKE, which was one of the finalist in the SHA-3 competition. BLAKE2 is believed to be secure.
BLAKE2S is designed for 32-bit environments while BLAKE2B is optimized for 64-bit platforms. If the majority of your target machines is based on 32-bit, then BLAKE2S should be selected. Otherwise BLAKE2B is the better choice, because it
performs excellent in 64-bit
environments.
For BLAKE2S, TurboSFV only offers BLAKE2S-256 (digest length 256 bits), which is the maximum for BLAKE2S. For BLAKE2B the following variants are available: BLAKE2B-256, BLAKE2B-384 and BLAKE2B-512. Note that there is no speed difference
between the three types. Also note that BLAKE2B-256 produces different hash values than
BLAKE2S-256.
If you are still using vulnerable hash functions like MD5, SHA-1 or even CRC because of speed or if you a looking for an alternative to SHA-2 or SHA-3, then you should have a look at BLAKE2B.
Windows PE support
With TurboSFV v7.00, the GUI version of the Mobile Edition (TurboSFV ME) now also works in Windows PE as well as the command-line versions. Quite some adjustments had to be made in order to get the GUI version working in Windows PE. Why
only the Mobile Edition ? Because TurboSFV ME doesn't integrate into the shell and thus it was the perfect platform for Windows PE.
Officially only the recent Windows PE build 10.0.10586.0 is supported. It may also work in older PE versions, but this wasn't tested. It would be nice to hear from experiences with other PE versions.
Windows PE is the ideal platform for hashing a system drive. You have then less problems with permissions, locked files or other applications like AV, disturbing the calculation process. Now you even have a graphical version for the
calculation of hash
values.
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