May 17 2024 05:36 PM
Hi everyone,
I've recently downloaded the Windows Server 2022 ISO from the Microsoft Evaluation Center, and I want to ensure the integrity of the file by verifying its SHA256 checksum. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the official checksum listed anywhere on the Microsoft site or documentation.
Could any experts here guide me on where to find the official SHA256 checksum for the Windows Server 2022 ISO? Alternatively, if anyone has successfully verified their download, could you please share the checksum value and the source of verification?
I appreciate any help or insights you can provide. Thank you!
Best regards,
Richie
Jun 25 2024 08:14 PM
@richie3791 Probably a bit late for your use, but here's what I generated from a fresh download from MS:
File: SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso
DL Date: 06/25/2024
MD5: e7908933449613edc97e1b11180429d1
SHA-256: 3e4fa6d8507b554856fc9ca6079cc402df11a8b79344871669f0251535255325
SHA-1: 70ab5af6264c2f967dccafc16fd9a46b6f0b07a7
CRC32: e764eba4
SHA-512: 83b8e7bc29995ea16c01954452ef52635d2cf381790c36334881015cace9f98905f55fdec0c94239b1ba035b479b24df7db88ac177bb16558cba5078412b9fbe
Seems unbelievable that MS doesn't provide these up-front. Especially after the APT breach, the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee and Brad Smith promising to do better. This strikes me as a simple place to start...
A redditor, Available_Western560, claims that to see checksums on the download page "you need to change your user agent to a non windows system on your browser, so that the microsoft website will give you the option to download the ISO and the option to see the hash/checksum list to compare to" - but unfortunately this didn't work for me (shrug)
Not sure how quickly the ISO will change, but I hope this helps someone!