ARTIFACTORY: How to show the checksum files when browsing artifacts from the direct URL

Introduction 

This article will cover the steps to expose the checksum files (.md5, .sha1, .sha256) in the native browser. These files simply contain the checksums themselves. 

The screenshot below shows the native browser without the exposed checksum files:

 

Note: 
Accessing the native browser can be done by right-clicking on the repository or folder in the Artifactory UI:

 


Resolution 

1. To expose the checksum files in the native browser, we need to set an Artifactory system property.
2. Navigate to the $JFROG_HOME/artifactory/var/etc/artifactory in the artifactory server and edit the artifactory.system.properties file.
3. Add the following line to the file: artifactory.ui.hideChecksums=false

A restart of Artifactory is required for this system property to take effect. 

Note: 
For Cloud customers, please reach out to JFrog Support to make this change.

After the change is made, the native browser will expose the checksum files as shown: