This articles describes the content verification feature within LANDESK Patch and Compliance Manager
Content verification can be enabled to cause the LANDESK Core server to add in a hash checking feature when downloading content from the LANDESK Patch Content servers.
The content verification feature applies to the content only, it does not apply to individual patch files themselves. The patch file hash information is contained within the definition information and is verified as part of the patch installation process.
Content verification is only available for the following content types:
- Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities
- Microsoft Windows Security Threats
- LANDesk Updates
Note: When content verification is enabled, but content types other than the types mentioned above are downloaded (Apple Macintosh definitions, for example), errors may be thrown.
Example of errors for content types that do not support Content Verification:
Even though an error is thrown, the content is still downloaded correctly.
Content verification can be enabled within the Download Updates tool under the Content Tab:
