Re: QuickerHash

D0A10 via Gnupg-users <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:57:32 +0200
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El mar, 28-07-2026 a las 13:27 +0200, Jakob Bohm via Gnupg-users
escribi=F3:
> On 25/07/2026 10:22, Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users wrote:
> > This isn't GnuPG-related, but it *is* Free Software and about
> > digital
> > security education. Following long-standing custom here we get a
> > little
> > leeway to go off-topic.
> >=20
> > A friend of mine contributes to online security by training
> > journalists,
> > human rights workers, political organizers, and more in effective
> > digital security. A couple of weeks ago he lamented to me the moment
> > he
> > tries to teach people how to use hash algorithms to verify
> > downloads,
> > half the people get scared because they're unaccustomed to working
> > with
> > terminals and they're afraid of breaking things.
> >=20
> > On the GUI front things are also pretty bad. There are ways built
> > into
> > each OS to do hashes, but it usually involves right-clicks, large
> > context menus, and other such. His students need something simpler.
> >=20
> > So, what the heck: I put together a tool that met his needs.
> >=20
> > QuickerHash is a crossplatform tool that aims for a pleasant-looking
> > UI
> > that's laser-focused on digital security education and being a
> > specialized tool for nontechnical users. The UI is provided by
> > FlatLAF,
> > so it should look and feel pretty much like JetBrains' IDEs (which
> > use
> > their own customized fork of FlatLAF).
> >=20
> > https://github.com/rjhansen/quickerhash/releases=A0will get you the
> > 1.0.
> >=20
> Another easy to use tool is to use a browser extension that improves
> the download user interface.=A0 Many of these extensions helpfully
> display
> the common hashes as a tooltip for each downloaded file or offers it
> on a
> short right click menu in the improved UI.
>=20
> Figuring out which extension to recognize is left as an exercise for
> the
> teacher or textbook author.
>=20
> Enjoy
>=20
> Jakob

Hello.
I'm a Linux user and I have installed GTKHash and is enough for me.

Regards

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