{
  "answer": "A consumer should compare the downloaded file's digest with the release manifest, verify the manifest's provenance, and treat a match only as byte-identity evidence. Checksums do not validate semantics, currentness, authority, licensing, or fitness for a decision.",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/how-use-dataset-checksums/",
  "claimStatus": "VERIFIED PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "id": "K01-ANSWER-067",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "question": "How should dataset checksums be used?",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "shortAnswer": "A consumer should compare the downloaded file's digest with the release manifest, verify the manifest's provenance, and treat a match only as byte-identity evidence. Checksums do not validate semantics, currentness, authority, licensing, or fitness for a decision.",
  "slug": "how-use-dataset-checksums",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "VERIFIED PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION",
  "topic": "evidence-provenance",
  "type": "Question"
}