Checksums
Checksums for each build are included in the release notes. Please make sure you get into the habit of verifying these 🙏
For those of you who are unfamiliar, a checksum is a special type of hash used to verify the integrity of a file. Verifying a checksum ensures there was no corruption or manipulation during the download and that the file was downloaded completely and correctly. For a short and simple guide on how to do so, see here.
In the case of the v23.11.0 release for example, the SHA512 checksums are:
# Linux AMD64
1f53f58373fa3540028ff17f2a46254f4d9236f844a01fb548359e3241bd9e9791abc3637b474b4e834a08c36d259b84032db01975944d5eb92aef4fbab14821 nimbus_beacon_node
efd1d5f0261b30cfb7e81c3e19ae5f2e2828a1af37a6f85c3151545a1725c68003d7331390ab4b24ac583cf62ccae448755b607c4717a7ec660bb95b4981d9a3 nimbus_validator_client
# Linux ARM64
27a2572216afead921a3c59ab1582ba3b0a06a53c753ac46a3aee4afe0122d01e2ddc4436b2518993369db06e3eff5fab88c1613dd79f1668b55be15b77802aa nimbus_beacon_node
4affb3c9fb1c3fa83f99e6f806967db2a5fb1b474a4613ab4747d73fe6c0ed2e54391b6b8495cf438d50ee3b41ee46b824e4128bb4a9606e612a18bc0908998b nimbus_validator_client
# Linux ARM
83b5a99eb3bc98ebfa0a6c0c609c837e3e582e03a1728487dcdcfdca937d3185c6b4ca71ca2eb835b47840ff87b965286a2266ec876f1e0cff66d71e9d87d059 nimbus_beacon_node
9a13849a1c72ca30adf54c87abaa603f1028b82f6eec5d0f4baca0e914ae422e86b42e8b9688f8031488032aa71d8819e0ccdea76d5f43bfd02d233dced8536a nimbus_validator_client
# Windows AMD64
625ac9fabc65679f484c0988ceb664c51c5e3749ac84ad90426d8029ba49590585f377f0fdeba92ff7330a43335f9068c03c09f628a44053a6c42e202b06a699 nimbus_beacon_node.exe
78aa38439e6e6dbec7c68c33ce4e316bc06da9983409828ea61aa014d794bea968b482c954d38055f4ca36f12e8b5287d3afaa78b2c3650cb535ab1a127f30cb nimbus_validator_client.exe
# macOS AMD64
9f6d4b66cc9ee5334c1675e748c0bc99a1fae55a15ed5ac4db3d6ef287bc2ebaccda85984f613991d35f7c86c87c857281ab80aace02abaf1e94828a2690085a nimbus_beacon_node
df7b676f451cd9bb05c6f55c2a1eaf5f166fdc7592e1f2b6d54c81f4c0234b6788d936a872d38dd922bd6bdd54e5276bc6d032d83540e76fb93ba65fee765a21 nimbus_validator_client
# macOS ARM64
1a8efc60b0cdedf0f931ba15509393c268285cd8f1fe3f21f123f241c83fa79befd5bd7aaae99a43ed6a87f69a9a1a8bcef37f1b9ca2c488cbaa124725111fbd nimbus_beacon_node
96dd77e672aac8d92d6339b89891260d35d18d5938ae97f1126eb3f8fc86e25fafb506caf1f900479a17c762f76ad71b57bafb49d848627d2244d16075b45ee5 nimbus_validator_client