FICHA · AUR

checksum-block-device

Watch for changes in block devices by checksumming on boot/resume and shutdown/sleep

  • Service
  • System
  • HARDWARE
  • Background service
official+codex · reviewed · May 30, 2026 description in en

Description

Detects changes in block devices by comparing checksums across boot, resume, shutdown, and sleep events. It is useful for administrators who want evidence that disk contents changed between system power states.

Block-device checksumming can read large amounts of storage and may expose sensitive device identifiers or hashes. Configure targets carefully and avoid running it on devices where the extra I/O is unacceptable.

How to run

checksum-block-device.service

Permissions

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