Product Installer Validation
Overview
How Can I Trust You?
Security policies are now requiring validation of Installers before they can be deployed on secure machines and networks. We can provide an SHA-256 hash of all of our product installers so you can verify that what you have is authentic and has not been tampered by a 3rd party.
What is SHA 256?
SHA-256, which stands for Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit, is a cryptographic hash function that belongs to the SHA-2 family of hash functions. It was designed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001.
A cryptographic hash function takes an input (or message) and produces a fixed-size string of characters, which is typically a hexadecimal number. The output, known as the hash value or hash code, is unique to the input data. Even a small change in the input should result in a significantly different hash value.
SHA-256 specifically produces a 256-bit (32-byte) hash value, regardless of the size or length of the input. It is widely used in various security applications and protocols, including digital signatures, certificates, and blockchain technology. In the context of blockchain, SHA-256 is often used as part of the process for creating and validating blocks in a blockchain network, such as in Bitcoin.
How do I use the Hash Value provided to validate my installer?
You actually have everything you need on your computer to generate an SHA-256 hash value of our installer.zip file. Once you have done that, simply compare the Hash Value that you generated with the Hash Values provided in this article.
You can use Windows Powershell to calculate the SHA-256 checksum for a file.
1. Open Windows Powershell.
To do this, type Powershell in the Windows Start menu command box.
2. Type Get-FileHash followed by a space.
3. Drag the downloaded ZIP file onto the Windows Powershell window after the Get-FileHash command.
4. Press Enter.
This results in output similar to the following:
5. Compare the calculated hash value with the original hash value.
You should not have to look too closely, as there will be a massive difference in the checksum even if there is only a tiny difference in the underlying file.
Product SHA-256 Hash Values
Enerplot
Enerplot_100_Release
971ec774c24584d4d9ca4a9dc2e2cd8e89465a62d6b5ffd7bd0e4b5682af9fc4
Enerplot_110_Release
3c1428ce7f4d53546cf5ca150ef14d898d2cb2e46dc9c9713839666d9a83e7a3
FACE
FACE_201_Release
ac7361ef11ceed701039bcbe248df8099b91f49332a8605ee5f886e4b67218c6
Initializer
Initializer_101_Update_4
69b9771f35a420096a4b156afb554566e9e933b054c9bd8b24661550ae3c148b
Initializer_101_Update_5
D83ACA862ECD20417DC7A9CAC5ACDBEC723C7869BE17B55D19FE6A173C084DD6
LicenseManager
LM_148
21d334eac4b137c0148a0b7faeab3e26f90e6b454698ca932c1bda7e1c35a901
LM_149
8b40374ddcb9272fb7b159d204cbbcf1f3bc4bc51038b20e9d47470d762e3ddf
PRSIM
PRSIM_100_Release
bc88aa0a870b65ffe210b30df9f4cb970bf0b46e05c479f0ce8293942386adcb
PRSIM_110_Release
d80ada5753539d5186ce36f1b60ec41f08c3085db5425bae62205d5339640595
PSCAD
PSCAD_421_Update_2020
57da64fc4bec621556f43b0cba544c0822d3787e1d094fc5347bf911bfed8f50
PSCAD_451_Release (Build 61)
3ec4914a2349c16072e3a470d4f8439802c14010811b836000a23e0ef2f8cec1
PSCAD_463_Update5 (Build 218)
6581135982f6aa900c46de30f51a7e2076615174eed1d71dd168168d719551b8
PSCAD_500_HotFix1
dcf3a02b7d456b160bee6ca1e4c9ac915c5a47b011aee2d3c899b86f1e3cb894
PSCAD_500_HotFix4
c72e4b02b69690ce8db9d07237433eca3e7b0defba9cb9681f6851715d9a9139
PSCAD_500_Update2 (Build 347)
3c0d87b5fda69bc10572e804fbf04bbc577dc4f2c54bf59804c6589d6db84eec
PSCAD_501_HotFix1
49b066b9c96aaf7e6fc2d60b3944694ff7a31b5d8e7da75f2696c0a18e027f38
PSCAD_501_Update3 (Build 368)
2f0fae90b3506cf144cbfdb887f2dac3722c272bd278cd45cdabe5079e0f3565
PSCAD_502_Free
b0957f507ecf1508273dfa1fce12db93cb06925043f0adb19404f47daddae92f
PSCAD_502_HotFix1
62ecf91290846226c3c327e19d14043e7de7d68ff03e605c675e496e1fbe2286
PSCAD_502_HotFix3
A115EBDB696D8B1FB943EAA80EB645774E77404C70E6CF54389C288E6AA33EAA
PSCAD_502_Release
f208996f4a8e5a6ce40e0abe75177ed26f3f957dbeb975d4a8cdf7175237c998
PSCAD_502_Update1 (Build 386)
8273016c1b3b7c0108e2442e30460b1299e9acd2622177355b79412e83abc1eb
ETAP EM Transient
ETAP_502_HotFix_1_Installer
30BC25D61B5942FB2861FBD5536DF4B5FAF5B1E266C65EABF9A4A3870BC101D4
PSCAD_Etap_x64_Installer_Update_1
26efc13c0ef2706ebfbbd161fad159354483d0ed25e15a13826dccb4c38b0944
PSCAD_Etap_x64_Installer_Update_2
30bc25d61b5942fb2861fbd5536df4b5faf5b1e266c65eabf9a4a3870bc101d4