The Crypto Dad walks you through the process of downloading and verifying Debian Linux. The Net install image is downloaded along with the ShaSum files. Using Gpg for Windows, we run through the download and verification process. Then we verify the check sum to insure that the installer has been downloaded without any corruption or alteration. This is a very important step in building a secure operating system that will be the foundation of our secure system that will give us optimal privacy and security. Important software used is: Debian Linux https://www.debian.org/ https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/ GnuPG. https://gnupg.org/ Specifically Gpg4Win. https://www.gpg4win.org/index.html We also cover some of the popular software that employs encryption. MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility https://raylin.wordpress.com/downloads/md5-sha-1-checksum-utility/ Or the online version: http://onlinemd5.com/ (does not include sha512sum!) Power ISO https://www.poweriso.com/ Win32 Disk imager https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ Sandisk home page for excellent flash drives https://www.sandisk.com/home/usb-flash Donate Bitcoin: 1JBxwXG8P6PYKKsrHKzQduM8s8RoV3dnjr