Important Notes
File size can affect the speed of hash value calculation. Please be patient.
About the SHA-384 File Checksum Tool
The SHA-384 File Checksum Tool helps you calculate the SHA-384 hash value of a file and compare it with an expected checksum. It is useful for checking file integrity, confirming whether two files are the same, and verifying whether a downloaded file has changed.
Note: SHA-384 is a cryptographic hash function in the SHA-2 family. It is not file encryption and it does not encrypt or decrypt files. If you searched for SHA384 file encryption or SHA-384 encrypt file, this page calculates a one-way file hash/checksum instead.
SHA-384 produces a 384-bit hash value, commonly displayed as a 96-character hexadecimal string. When the file content changes, the SHA-384 checksum should also change, which makes it useful for file verification and comparison.
• Features
File Checksum Calculation: Calculate the SHA-384 checksum of a file and get a clear SHA-384 file hash value for comparison.
Integrity Checking: Use the SHA-384 checksum to check whether a file has been changed, damaged, or replaced.
File Comparison: Compare SHA-384 hash values to see whether two files have the same content.
Download Verification: Verify downloaded files by comparing the calculated SHA-384 checksum with the checksum provided by the publisher.
Compatibility: SHA-384 is widely supported by common cryptographic libraries, command-line tools, and programming languages.
• Use Cases
Downloaded File Verification: After downloading a file, calculate its SHA-384 checksum and compare it with the official checksum to check whether the file matches the expected version.
Software Distribution: Developers and website owners can publish SHA-384 checksums so users can verify downloaded packages, archives, or release files.
File Integrity Records: Keep SHA-384 file hash values as integrity records for important files, backups, or shared documents.
File Comparison: Calculate the SHA-384 checksum of two files and compare the results to confirm whether their content is identical.
Digital Signature Workflows: SHA-384 may be used as part of cryptographic signing or verification workflows, where a hash value is processed by a separate signature algorithm.
Password Storage Notice: SHA-384 is not recommended as a direct password storage method. Passwords should be stored with dedicated password-hashing algorithms such as Argon2id, bcrypt, scrypt, or PBKDF2 with proper salts and parameters.