SUNScholar/Item Checksums

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Introduction
Ensuring checksums for digital objects is an important part of digital curation.

Configuration
Edit the following file: nano $HOME//dspace/config/dspace.cfg Search for checker.retention and modify accordingly.

See example below. plugin.single.org.dspace.checker.BitstreamDispatcher=org.dspace.checker.SimpleDispatcher
 * 1) Checksum Checker Settings ####
 * 2) Default dispatcher in case none specified

checker.retention.default=1y checker.retention.CHECKSUM_MATCH=2w
 * 1) check history retention

Tips

 * http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Optimisations