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Answer by mckenzm for Does an identical cryptographic hash or checksum for two files mean they are identical?

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NO. Different values guarantee the files are different. The same values are not a guarantee the files are the same. It is relatively easy to find examples using CRC16.

On the balance of probability with contemporary hashing schemes they are the same.


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