ARTIFACTORY: Update checksum to SHA256 from default SHA1 for RPM Packages

Products
Frog_Artifactory
Content Type
Use_Case
AuthorFullName__c
Jeevan R
articleNumber
000006538
FirstPublishedDate
2025-08-03T04:15:02Z
lastModifiedDate
2025-07-28

ARTIFACTORY: Update checksum to SHA256 from default SHA1 for RPM Packages

Introduction 

This document outlines the process of updating the checksum type for RPM packages from SHA to SHA256. By default, the `repomd.xml` file contains SHA1 checksums

To update, add the following line to `/var/opt/jfrog/artifactory/etc/artifactory/artifactory.system.properties`

Property: “artifactory.yum.local.repomd.calculate.sha2.enabled=true



Then, restart Artifactory, Initiate a recalculate the index on the repository, and refresh. The checksum type will be updated to SHA256.