CRC32 hash calculator
The cyclic redundancy check used in Ethernet, ZIP and PNG to catch transmission errors; it offers no protection against deliberate changes.
CRC32 is not a cryptographic hash but an error-detecting checksum. It does not protect against deliberate changes.
Technical details
- Output
- 32 bits (8 hex characters)
- Standard
- IEEE 802.3
- Designed by
- W. Wesley Peterson, 1961
- Security status
- Not cryptographic (checksum)
- Speed
- Very fast