SHAR Production

Troubleshooting · 11/50 · media

Checksum mismatch

Failure signal

A checksum mismatch condition is reported or detected during media.

Likely cause

The controlling record, technical state or approved specification for media does not match the current asset or workflow.

Verification

Recalculate the source and destination hashes with the same algorithm and byte range.

Corrective action

Quarantine the copy and transfer again from the last verified source.

Prevention

Add this verification to the media gate, retain immutable evidence and assign one accountable owner.

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