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File containing its own checksum

Is it possible to create a file that will contain its own checksum (MD5, SHA1, whatever)? And to upset jokers I mean checksum in plain, not function calculating it.

Solution

  • I created a piece of code in C, then ran bruteforce for less than 2 minutes and got this wonder:

    The CRC32 of this string is 4A1C449B

    Note the must be no characters (end of line, etc) after the sentence.

    You can check it here: http://www.crc-online.com.ar/index.php?d=The+CRC32+of+this+string+is+4A1C449B&en=Calcular+CRC32

    This one is also fun:

    I killed 56e9dee4 cows and all I got was...

    Source code (sorry it's a little messy) here: http://www.latinsud.com/pub/crc32/