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Old 01-15-2008
Basic MD5 Question

Does an MD5 checksum of a file remain the same if the file name changes? Any good reading about MD5 checksum out there?
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Old 01-15-2008
Yes, provided the data in the file is the same the checksum is the same.
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Old 01-16-2008
Here's a good reading about MD5, take a look at the "Algorithm" section.
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