2.1.4. Verifying Package Integrity Using MD5 Checksums or GnuPG
After you have downloaded the MySQL package that suits your
needs and before you attempt to install it, you should make sure
that it is intact and has not been tampered with. MySQL AB
offers three means of integrity checking:
MD5 checksums
Cryptographic signatures using GnuPG, the
GNU Privacy Guard
For RPM packages, the built-in RPM integrity verification
mechanism
The following sections describe how to use these methods.
If you notice that the MD5 checksum or GPG signatures do not
match, first try to download the respective package one more
time, perhaps from another mirror site. If you repeatedly cannot
successfully verify the integrity of the package, please notify
us about such incidents, including the full package name and the
download site you have been using, at
<[email protected]> or
<[email protected]>. Do not report downloading
problems using the bug-reporting system.
