Unable to verify Bitcoin Core 22.0 with the latest SHASUM256.asc #22965

issue flyingfaders opened this issue on September 13, 2021
  1. flyingfaders commented at 8:49 PM on September 13, 2021: none

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    Unable to verify Bitcoin Core 22.0 with the latest SHASUM256.asc when following the 'Verify your Download' guide from the bitcoincore.org website. It seems there's a formatting issue with the .asc file?

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    sha256sum --ignore-missing --check SHA256SUMS.asc sha256sum: SHA256SUMS.asc: no properly formatted SHA256 checksum lines found

    gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc gpg: no signed data gpg: can't hash datafile: No data

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    Tried verifying on both Arm Linux and MacOS, both throw the same error message.

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  2. prusnak commented at 9:03 PM on September 13, 2021: contributor

    The instructions need to be adapted for 22.0 release which does not include hashes in asc file anymore.

    You need to download both SHA256SUMS and SHA256SUMS.asc and then:

    gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc
    sha256sum --ignore-missing --check SHA256SUMS
    
  3. davterra commented at 10:01 PM on September 13, 2021: none

    The instructions need to be adapted for 22.0 release which does not include hashes in asc file anymore.

    You need to download both SHA256SUMS and SHA256SUMS.asc and then:

    gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc
    sha256sum --ignore-missing --check SHA256SUMS
    

    Sorry if the answer is obvious, but I have SHA256SUMS.asc and I can't seem to find SHA256SUMS anywhere.

  4. flyingfaders commented at 10:05 PM on September 13, 2021: none

    You can find the SHA256SUMS file here: https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-22.0/ @davterra

  5. davterra commented at 10:06 PM on September 13, 2021: none

    Yeah, should have been obvious. Thanks.

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