Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-beacon!athena.mit.edu!jtkohl From: jtkohl@MIT.EDU (John T Kohl) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.misc Subject: How good is CRC-32 at burst error detection? Message-ID: Date: 3 Dec 90 19:50:33 GMT Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background) Organization: MIT Project Athena Lines: 10 I'm considering using CRC-32 to checksum the contents of an encryption, and some literature suggests that such a checksum needs to be good at burst error detection. How does CRC-32 fare for burst error detection? How about (mostly-)isolated errors? -- John Kohl or Digital Equipment Corporation/Project Athena (The above opinions are MINE. Don't put my words in somebody else's mouth!) Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com