Fingerprint for Android

11 things about Fingerprint

1. Fingerprint is a general purpose data integrity tool that uses cryptographic hashes to detect changes in files.

2. This approach means trusting all the software to which the data is exposed: operating systems, backup software, communications software, compression software, encryption software, and archiving software.

3. Fingerprint scans a directory tree and generates a small transcript file containing the names and hashes of the files.

4. Traditionally, the only way to preserve data was to take regular backups and hope that any unwanted changes that occurred would be major, obvious ones (such as loss of the disk).

5. If so much as a single bit in a single file in the directory tree has changed, Fingerprint will detect it.

6. Fingerprint allows data to be monitored, detecting even the change of a single bit.

7. Unfortunately, each of these systems is highly complex and can inflict all kinds of damage on data, much of the damage undetectable to humans.

8. This snapshot file can then be used to generate a list of files that have been created, deleted, or modified.

9. Transfers: Verify file transfers between different systems.

10. Backups: Verify restored backups to ensure that backups are sound.

11. Notarizing: Prove that documents existed at a particular time.