Maintaining Integrity
This topic explains how to maintain integrity by validating text and files in AcuityLogic to verify that no one has tampered with a file.
To maintain integrity
- In AcuityLogic Admin, click Tools, select Integrity, and select Generate.
- Select one of the following options:
- Text to generate a hash value for text
- File to generate a hash value for a file
- Do one of the following:
- In the Input Text field, enter the text to generate a hash value for.
- Click Choose File, and find and select the file to generate a hash value for.
- Click Generate Hash.
The hash value for the text or file is displayed.
- Copy the hash value to use in step 9.
- In AcuityLogic Admin, click Tools, select Integrity, and select Validate.
- Select the Text or File option.
- Do one of the following:
- In the Input Text field, enter the text for which you want to validate a hash value.
- Click Choose File, and find and select the file to validate a hash value for.Use the same text or file that you used in step 3.
- In the Enter Hash Key field, enter the hash value generated in step 4.
- Click Validate.
- If the input text or file matches the hash key, this message appears: “The input text matches the hash key.”
- If the input text or file does not match the hash key, this message appears: “The input text do not match the hash key.”