Checksumming

*Checksumming*



*Detailed description*

As part of the development of the preservation strategy there is also a need to map duplicates and check for authenticity and integrity of files.  Part of this process is looking at checksumming.  This involves using tools such as Fastsum:

[http://www.fastsum.com/|http://www.fastsum.com/]

*Issue champion*

[~macgregorrachel]


*Other interested parties*
_Any other parties who are also interested in applying Issue Solutions to their Datasets._

*Possible Solution approaches*
* _testing out preservation planning tools_
* _suggestions of what worked/what didn't work from other developers/practitioners_

*Context*

This is part of a wider attempt to develop a robust preservation strategy to a small but growing digital repository in an underfunded but large local authority.  The dataset is a small sample from a larger collection of digital assets with a variety of file types, descriptive metadata etc.

*Lessons Learned*
_Notes on Lessons Learned from tackling this Issue that might be useful to inform digital preservation best practice_

*Datasets*
[Vanley Burke Archive - sample for digital asset audit|SPR:Vanley Burke Archive - sample for digital asset audit]


*Solutions*
_Reference to the appropriate Solution page(s), by hyperlink._